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Consultancy

Our consultancy service can provide you with advice on attracting and retaining autistic staff, and how to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment for autistic customers.

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Consultancy

We offer a range of bespoke consultancy services that will provide you and your business or organisation, with advice and guidance on how to support autistic people, attract and retain autistic employees, and provide a welcoming and accessible environment for your autistic customers.

We are committed to sustainable societal change that will support autistic people in their local communities. We want to work with businesses to ensure there is an on-going sustainable commitment for inclusion and accessibility for autistic people.

Autism is so individual that whilst some broad principles can be applied, for us, it is really about continuous engagement and learning to ensure adaptations are useful and make a difference to as many autistic people and their families as possible.

Joanna Panese, Practice and Community Development Lead, leads a team of specialist autism advisors who will be on hand to support throughout your consultancy project.

An experienced practitioner and leader, Joanna has over 14 years’ experience in the third sector through direct practice, service development and management roles. At Scottish Autism, Joanna has worked alongside autistic people in supported living and day services, and has managed services that provide vocational and skills development opportunities.

In her current role, Joanna leads on the development of practice both internally and externally providing practice and service development support across Scottish Autism, and partner organisations. Joanna’s key interest lies in creating environments and communities that enable autistic people to flourish and that value their voice.

We are delighted to be working with Scottish Autism at this exciting time for Barclays.  As we double our headcount in Scotland we want to do this in a way that attracts, retains and develops the best talent.  The design of the campus is crucial in this respect.

Scott Stewart, Head of Barclays

 

The advice we received from Scottish Autism was very helpful. We were so pleased to see so many attend our Relaxed Event, and the feedback was so positive, guests really enjoyed themselves and felt it was an enjoyable experience for everyone who attended within their party. We would highly recommend the consultancy service for any other organisations organising autism accessible events.

Julie Ogilvie, Event Producer at 21CC Group Ltd.

 

Following requests from families with autistic children, we were delighted to work with Scottish Autism to make the Festive Forest attractions more welcoming and accessible. We worked alongside Scottish Autism’s advisors to seek advice and support on what adjustments could be made to Beecraigs Festive Forest and they provided autism awareness training to our staff working at the event. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Scottish Autism.

Ewen McMartin, Director at Rowen Events

 

 

To learn more about our Consultancy Services please contact us:

Email to find out more or call 01259 222022.

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We will take the time to understand your strategic priorities when supporting autistic people. Our Advisors’ expertise and insight will support you to establish priority areas for improvement that reflect your strategic goals. We will work with your teams, using our proven, continuous improvement methodology, to embed recommendations, ensuring real and sustainable change to your practice. When you have successfully achieved your goals you will receive a ‘Committed to Good Autism Practice Award’ which is valid for two years. You then have the opportunity to continue your journey of continuous improvement progressing to the next stage award.

Deliver a welcoming experience for autistic people and a lasting change for your business

We understand the demands of recruiting and retaining the best talent for your organisation. There is a large, untapped pool of autistic individuals who are available to work and can bring their unique talents and expertise to your business; currently only around 22% of autistic individuals are employed in the UK (Office for National Statistics).

Our Advisors have the expertise and insight to support you to create truly accessible environments; both physically and culturally, where autistic people can feel comfortable, included and accepted to deliver their best and experience meaningful employment. Our team will work with you to create environments that enable autistic people to flourish and that value their voice. Our Advisors’ knowledge will deliver the best results for your business whilst increasing diversity in the workforce. The outcomes from our collaborative work will also deliver a long-lasting impact on the wellbeing of all your employees.

Recruit unique talents and expertise whilst increasing diversity in your workplace

We understand that you want to deliver an inclusive and welcoming experience for all your customers. Our Advisors’ expert knowledge and insight will support you to create truly autism accessible environments, where autistic people feel welcomed and can enjoy their visit. Our team will work with you to create environments that attract a diverse and inclusive customer base and build the capacity and knowledge of your employees.We will deliver the best results for your business and improve accessibility for autistic individuals and their families across Scotland.

Deliver a welcoming experience for autistic people and a lasting change for your business

 

To learn more about our Consultancy Services please contact us:

Email to find out more or call 01259 222022.

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