Roma Black joins Neurodiversity in Business (NiB)
New initiative to help ensure greater workplace inclusion of the neurodivergent community
Fareham, Hampshire: Neurodiversity in Business (NiB) is an industry forum to support the participation of neurodivergent individuals in the workplace recently launched at the Houses of Parliament.
The organisation, led by Dan Harris (Chief Executive Officer) draws upon the cumulative knowledge of neurodivergent experts and leading companies to share best practice and improve the employment and experience of the neurodiverse workforce.
Speaking upon admission to NiB, Lauren Windeback (Founder of Roma Black) said:
“Neurodiversity is a subject that’s very close to my heart. My wonderful sister, Paige, is autistic and I’ve personally seen the struggles she’s faced in her adult life.
We have an inclusive culture at Roma Black, empowering Paige and our other neurodiverse employees to bring their best selves to work.
We have signed up to the NiB forum to better educate ourselves and our clients on attracting, retaining and supporting neurodiverse talent at work.”
As Roma Black joined NiB, Dan J Harris, (CEO of Neurodiversity in Business) said:
“We are delighted that Roma Black has become a founding member of NiB. It signals their commitment to ensuring a truly inclusive workplace and a desire to strive for the best in diversity and inclusion standards.
We look forward to working with Roma Black and all our members in delivering meaningful change for the neurodivergent across business.”
A selection of the forum’s founding members include: Accenture; ARM, AstraZeneca; Capita; Hiscox; IBM, Kimberly Clark; KPMG, Lloyds Banking Group; Metro Bank; NatWest; Network Rail; Openreach; Oracle; Orange; Rolls Royce plc; Sky; TalkTalk; The Open University; Unilever; Virgin Media/O2 and many more.
NiB also has an array of close partnerships with leading organisations in the ND ecosystem including: Auticon; Ambitious about Autism; the ADHD Foundation; the British Dyslexia Association; Caudwell Children’s Charity; Diversity and Ability (D&A); DO-IT Profiler; Genius Within, Lexxic; National Autistic Society and many more.
For further information as to how to join NiB, please go to www.neurodiversityinbusiness.org