Affinity Water & Everway: Championing neurodiversity in business together
We’re thrilled to have our friends at Affinity Water join us in becoming members of Neurodiversity in Business (NIB) - a non-profit forum dedicated to fostering neuroinclusivity in the workplace.
Affinity Water highly values fostering diverse voices within their organization. It’s why they’ve invested in Read&Write for Work - our software designed to break down barriers and support every voice to be heard. Their membership to Neurodiversity in Business marks another milestone as a neuroinclusive employer.
Championing neurodiversity in business
Aligned in their goals, NiB amplifies the voices of lived experience to champion neuroinclusive workplaces. This includes individuals with lived experience of neurotypes including autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and more. Through their insights, they share best practices to improve the employment and experience of their neurodivergent community. They also draw upon the knowledge of neurodivergent experts and companies leading the way.
Speaking on their partnership, Sally Brett, Head of Culture and EDI at Affinity Water said:
“Our partnership with Neurodiversity in Business reflects our commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where all individuals, regardless of their neurotype, can thrive.
By joining NiB, we aim to enhance our understanding of neurodiversity, champion neuroinclusive practices, and empower neurodivergent individuals to reach their full potential.
We will be working closely with our disability and neurodiversity inclusion network to ensure we are understanding the lived experience of our employees and gaining their input and feedback into the steps we are taking to be more neuroinclusive.”
Affinity Water recognizes that diversity brings a wealth of knowledge, insights, and perspectives. Advantages which are a necessity in driving business innovation and growth. In fact, by 2027, 20% of Fortune 500 companies will actively recruit neurodivergent talent across neurotypes such as autism, ADHD and dyslexia to improve business performance.
By joining NiB, Affinity Water is championing a workplace environment that truly meets the needs and desires of neurodivergent individuals.
Affinity Water & Everway taking steps together
Like us, Affinity Water realizes the importance of creating a workplace inclusive of different needs. By offering our Read&Write software their staff have the tools they need to adapt tasks to suit their learning and working styles. Its features provide support across all areas of work including reading, writing, research, focus & collaboration.
Following up on this, Sally Brett, Head of Culture and EDI at Affinity Water noted:
“Read&Write is supporting employees in a variety of ways. We have trained champions in the company who can help individuals understand which tools will work best for them. We know people like the fact it can read text aloud across a range of applications, including pdfs, and convert pdfs into audio files too. That really helps people when they have a high volume of reading, for example, when undertaking career development courses.”
Not only are Affinity Water supporting their staff with Read&Write, they’re also empowering their families.
That’s because they’ve included Read&Write Free for Family in their investment. This extra benefit allows them to give Read&Write to their employees’ families, at no cost to them.
Sally also mentioned:
“Making Read&Write free to families has been really welcomed. It shows we care not only about supporting our employees’ productivity and performance at work but about their families too. Parents of children with neurodivergent conditions have said it gives them optimism for the future seeing an employer being so proactive about accessibility.”
Now, as fellow members of NiB, we’re delighted to be able to work together in this new capacity to further elevate neuroinclusion. They also join us alongside founding NiB members, and Everway customers, including KMPG, Network Rail, and Rolls-Royce plc. When businesses join forces, we can make a much bigger impact. We’re excited to see what the future holds as we walk this journey with major brands leading the way in this space.
To discover more of the great work going on at Affinity Water visit their website. There, you’ll be able to take a deep dive into their Diversity and Inclusion strategy for 2023-2030. For more information on how technology can advance neuroinclusion, check out Read&Write.