Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Policy

💖 Why This Matters

At AuDHD UK, we believe everyone deserves to feel welcome, respected, and valued - whether you’re staff, a volunteer, a service user, or part of our community. We celebrate all kinds of differences and work hard to make sure everyone has a fair chance to thrive.

🌍 Who This Covers

This policy is for everyone involved with us:

  • Our amazing staff and volunteers

  • The people who use our services and benefit from our work

  • Our partners and anyone we work alongside

🤔 What We Mean by EDI

  • Equity: Making sure everyone gets what they need to succeed, recognising that some face extra challenges.

  • Diversity: All the wonderful ways people are different - like race, gender, age, abilities, beliefs, and more.

  • Inclusion: Creating a space where everyone feels they belong and can be their true selves.

🌟 What We Promise

For Our Team (Staff & Volunteers):

  • Fair and welcoming hiring and training practices

  • Opportunities for everyone to grow and shine

  • A workplace free from bias and discrimination

For Our Service Users & Beneficiaries:

  • Accessible services that meet different needs

  • Listening carefully to your feedback and making improvements

  • Working alongside communities to design better programs

For Our Organisation:

  • Regularly checking how we’re doing on fairness and inclusion

  • Having a dedicated person to support EDI efforts

  • Sharing our progress openly with everyone

📣 Speaking Up & Support

If you ever feel treated unfairly or see something that doesn’t feel right, please tell us!

  • You can report concerns to us at hello@audhduk.org.

  • We promise no one will face backlash for speaking up.

  • We’ll look into concerns quickly and keep you informed.

🤝 How We Make Services Welcoming

  • Training everyone to understand different cultures and experiences

  • Offering language support and materials in formats that work for you

  • Regular chats with service users to hear how we can do better

📊 Keeping Track & Getting Better

  • We collect info (confidentially!) to see who’s with us and how we’re doing

  • We review this policy every couple of years and update it with your input

👥 Everyone’s Role

Trustees & Senior Staff: Set the tone by being inclusive and supporting EDI efforts.

Staff & Volunteers: Make sure teams follow this policy and support everyone fairly; Join EDI training, use inclusive language, and speak up if needed.

Service Users: Share your thoughts to help us improve.

📢 Sharing This Policy

  • We give all new team members this policy when they join

  • It’s always available on our website

  • Everyone working at AuDHD UK, whether as a paid staff member or a volunteer, can access it at any time alongside our other key documents

Last updated: 13 May 2025