Services

Through Maven, our experts work alongside businesses to identify and remove barriers to accessibility and inclusion.

Our services include:

Disability awareness training Accessibility reviews and recommendations Disability Access and Inclusion Plans Communities of practice

Disability awareness training

A person delivering face-to-face training accompanied by their service dog — A Maven adviser delivering face-to-face training

Our online or face-to-face training is tailored to meet the needs of your business. Training packages are underpinned by the human rights model of disability inclusion.

Training can be tailored to include:

Models, definitions and language for disability
Accessibility solutions for customer service
Intersectionality that people with disability experience
Barriers that people with disability face through violence, abuse and neglect
How to create accessible websites and documents
How to communicate and interact with different types of disability, including invisible disability
Q&A panels from industry leaders in accessibility and inclusion

See our work in action

Accessibility reviews and recommendations

A person standing in an office environment holding a white cane — A Maven adviser reviewing an office space

Physical premises reviews
We conduct access checks for physical office spaces, event venues or community locations. After each check, our team provides recommendations and support to increase accessibility.

Websites and digital content
We review websites, digital spaces and social media for accessibility with screen readers and Easy English, and provide recommendations on how to increase accessibility.

Policies and procedures reviews
Through reviewing human resources social inclusion and employment policies, we provide recommendations to ensure your business is adhering to national and state-based legislation for disability.

Disability Access and Inclusion Plans

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Maven's experts can:

Conduct situational analysis to confirm baseline levels
Develop monitoring and evaluation outputs and indicators
Contribute to activities and actions listed in your business plan
Provide independent reviews of progress achieved

Communities of practice

Two people talking in an outdoor location. One person is in a wheelchair. — Through Maven, you can meet and share experiences

Your business can join ‘Maven Partners’ – an energetic and vibrant community that shares successes and lessons learnt, resources, latest research and events.

Want to know more?

Contact info@mavenweknow.com or (08) 7120 8400 to speak with our access and inclusion experts.

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