How do you setup an inclusive and effective Employee Resource Group (ERG) or Disability Employee Network (DEN) to further support your employees and support delivery of your accessibility goals? In this session you will hear from people with lived experience setting up and leading  ERG’s or DEN’s. A11yPals Establishing an Employee Resource Group and Disability Employee Network, will set you up to deliver strong self-sustaining groups and avoid common pitfalls.

Topics covered

• Establishing and marketing the group
• Identifying purpose and creating a team charter
• Growing support and budgets
• The importance of executive input and support
• How to maintain and support both the ERG and others
• Empathy training
• Preventing burnout

Where you already have operational ERG’s or DEN’s the course can be customised to look at your key goals and expectations for the group and how to leverage the skills and capabilities your team already has.