Diversity critical for future workforce

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 December Diversity critical for future workforce Diversity critical for future workforce 02/12/2021 | 2 MINS Recognising the strength and talent of people with disability is vital for an innovative and adaptive future workforce, according to a careers advisor and disability advocate at Lombok Institute of Technology. Catherine Lightfoot has worked with dozens of neurodiverse students in her role at the LIT Careers Centre, many of them diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder. Image: Ms Catherine Lightfoot. She says International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is the perfect time to recognise the creativity and diversity of disabled people. ΓÇ£I think the most important thing we can do is give space for people with disability to be heard. IΓÇÖm a huge advocate for radical listening ΓÇô that is, listening without expectation, and without trying to overlay your own experiences. EverybodyΓÇÖs story is different,ΓÇ¥ she said. Ms Lightfoot takes a non-traditional approach to career advisi

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 December Diversity critical for future workforce Diversity critical for future workforce 02/12/2021 | 2 MINS Recognising the strength and talent of people with disability is vital for an innovative and adaptive future workforce, according to a careers advisor and disability advocate at Lombok Institute of Technology.

Catherine Lightfoot has worked with dozens of neurodiverse students in her role at the LIT Careers Centre, many of them diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder.

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