15 Sep 2026
12 - 1 pm
Online
Discover how small changes to the way we communicate can make workplace messages more accessible and inclusive for everyone.
Office moves, policy changes, events, service updates, training, or new opportunities- communication is at the heart of every workplace every day.
Yet, sending the same message across all your channels and platforms does not mean all your employees will experience it in the same way.
For example, one that works well in email format may not work as a Microsoft Teams message, where people are following multiple threads and feeds.
A poster designed for a noticeboard may lose some of its key messaging when adapted into a social media post.
Join Passion4Social and Disability Equality Scotland for a practical 60-minute webinar as we take one everyday workplace announcement and explore how the same message can be adapted for different audiences, communication channels and access needs.
Through authentic lived experience examples and practical demonstrations, we will show how accessibility can easily be built into communication from the very beginning, rather than treating it as an afterthought, or creating separate versions of your content for disabled colleagues.
Learn how small changes to language, structure, design and delivery can make information easier for everyone to find, understand and act on.
Participants will leave with:
- A better understanding of common accessibility barriers in everyday workplace communications
- Practical techniques for adapting one message across different audiences and communication channels
- Improvements they can immediately apply to their own communications
- A clearer understanding of how accessible communication benefits everyone
On the day we will cover:
- Common barriers in workplace communications, including email, digital content, social media and verbal presentations
- Ways to adapt a single message for different communication channels and audiences
- Practical examples, showing how to bake accessible design into your communications from day one
- An audience Q and A
Meet our speakers
Thiago Carmo is the Managing Director of Passion4Social CIC and a recognised leader in web accessibility and digital inclusion.
With over two decades of experience in accessibility, legal compliance, digital design, and marketing, Thiago is perfectly placed to lead this session.
For more than eight years, he has been at the forefront of a team, creating sustainable employment opportunities for people with disabilities and from minority backgrounds.
A key part of this impact has been the ‘Accessibility for All’ project — an initiative delivered in partnership with Connect Three and funded by the Scottish Government’s Workplace Equality Fund.
Under Thiago’s direction, the project has delivered nearly 200 accessibility audits across sectors and made real progress toward stronger accessibility legislation in Scotland.
Sonya Kunawicz is the Senior Training and Development Worker at Disability Equality Scotland.
She leads on the UK Easy Read Standard Project, and played an invaluable role in co-founding the International Easy Read Community of Practice.
Sonya trains and mentors writers and content creators, supporting them to improve accessibility, inclusion and participation.
This includes exploring and developing people's understanding of disability.
Her work is informed by the lived experience of Disability Equality Scotland members, and other people experiencing communication barriers.
She aims to give practical advice on small changes to make a big difference.
Who should attend?
This webinar is suitable for:
- HR professionals
- Internal communications and marketing teams
- Managers and team leaders
- Content creators
- Social media professionals
- Web developers and designers
- Digital accessibility professionals
- DEI professionals
- Anyone interested in making workplace communication more accessible and inclusive
Sign up now
Inclusive communication is sharing information in a way that employees can easily access, understand and engage with.
Join us and learn how your messages can reach every audience.
