What Disability Inclusion Looks Like At Work

About this episode

Tim Cologan discusses the importance of disability inclusion in the workplace alongside Susie Walford.

Tim Cologan has Down syndrome, a job he loves, and a message that cuts through corporate noise: people with disabilities are human too and they deserve respect, acceptance, and real work. Alongside Susie Walford, GM Federal Self-Insurance at EML, we dig into what disability inclusion looks like when it moves from good intentions to everyday practice in the workplace. Tim shares his path into employment, from his first role in the property sector to being made redundant during COVID, and then...

People in this episode

Guest: Tim Cologan

Topics covered

• disability inclusion
• employment
• workplace practices
• respect
• acceptance

Keywords

• disability
• inclusion
• employment
• workplace
• Down syndrome
• respect
• acceptance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EML

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