Reasonable Adjustments for Neurodiversity
November 19 @ 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM AEDT
$400.00 - $480.00
Course Overview – Reasonable Adjustments for Neurodiversity
Learn how to confidently identify, assess, and implement reasonable workplace adjustments that enable neurodivergent employees to perform at their best. This session equips HR professionals and managers with practical strategies to remove barriers, support performance, and foster sustainable, neuroinclusive workplace practices.
HR professionals and managers play a key role in creating inclusive, high-performing workplaces. In this interactive two-hour online session, participants will build practical capability to understand neurodiversity in the workplace, apply legal and organisational requirements, assess and respond to adjustment requests, and embed inclusive practices that balance individual, team, and business needs.
The session focuses primarily on office-based and knowledge-work environments, with examples and principles that are broadly transferable to other workplace settings. Participants will leave with practical tools and reference resources to immediately support their teams and embed neuroinclusive practices in the workplace.
Takeaway tools and resources
Participants will receive a set of practical tools and trusted reference resources to support immediate and ongoing implementation of workplace adjustments.
Participants receive:
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Workplace Adjustments Guide
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Disclosure and Reasonable Adjustments resource
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Workplace Adjustment Request Template
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Overview of Employment Assistance Fund (Job Access) supports
Reference resources:
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Job Access – Guidelines on reasonable adjustments and Employer Toolkit
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Fair Work Ombudsman – Employees with disability
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Australian Human Rights Commission – Disability rights
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IncludeAbility – Creating an accessible and inclusive workplace
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Neuro-Inclusive Workplaces – Inclusive workplace practices
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Explain neurodiversity using a strengths-based lens, including an overview of autism (ASD) and ADHD in the workplace.
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Identify common workplace barriers experienced by neurodivergent employees and distinguish between individual and system-level barriers.
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Describe what constitutes a reasonable adjustment under Australian legislation and apply this understanding in workplace contexts.
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Assess and respond to workplace adjustment requests with confidence, balancing individual needs, team impact, and business requirements.
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Clarify the respective roles of managers and HR in enabling, implementing, and reviewing workplace adjustments.
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Evaluate the effectiveness of workplace adjustments over time and recognise when it may be appropriate to decline or modify a request.
Other Course Information
Delivery mode: Facilitator-Led
Live session date: Thursday, 19 November 2026
Live session time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
You will obtain 2 CPD points for completing this short course
Registration Information
Registration close: Thursday, 12 November 2026
Having trouble registering? Contact Us or phone 1300 811 880.
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