Ms Noreen Murphy:

One example would be an individual who came to Specialisterne Ireland and had no experience of employment prior to coming to us. We worked with him to help him to communicate his skills and build his confidence in that area, and then helped to transition him into working in a major IT company. However, regarding reasonable accommodations, his particular challenge was sensory. The kind of clothes he needed to wear to be comfortable in his case were tracksuits, whereas at the time the workplace insisted on very formal clothing and the tracksuits were not really working out. After some negotiation, chatting and communicating to the managers about why this was important for the candidate, they agreed.

The individual worked in that business and has since transitioned into another company we work with. He has been there for nine years at this point. He is growing and growing in his career and is an expert in this area. It is a small change-----