To mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week, the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) is highlighting the importance of neuroinclusive transport and workplaces through a new podcast episode and the launch of two free online CPD courses designed specifically for the highways, transportation and infrastructure sector.
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As part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week, CIHT is reaffirming its commitment to building a more inclusive profession and transport network by launching new learning resources and sector-led discussion on neurodiversity.
Sue Percy CBE, Chief Executive, CIHT said:
“CIHT is focused on creating an inclusive profession and promoting transport systems that meet the needs of all communities. Recognising and supporting neurodiversity is central to this ambition. By improving understanding of neurodivergent experiences – in both transport design and the workplace – we can help remove barriers, enable people to thrive, and deliver more inclusive, effective transport outcomes.”
CIHT is supporting Neurodiversity Celebration Week to raise awareness of the different ways people experience, interact with and move through transport systems – and to help ensure that both transport infrastructure and the profession itself work better for everyone.
Exploring neurodiversity in transport
This week, CIHT has released a new episode of its podcast, focusing on neurodiversity in highways and transportation. The episode explores why greater understanding of neurodivergent experiences matters, the barriers that can exist in transport environments and workplaces, and the practical steps professionals can take to create more inclusive outcomes.
The discussion supports CIHT’s wider work on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), reinforcing the importance of designing transport systems that enable safe, accessible and comfortable journeys for all users, while also supporting a diverse and thriving workforce.
Read more and listen to the podcast:
CIHT launches new podcast episode exploring neurodiversity in highways and transportation
Free neurodiversity training for the sector
To coincide with Neurodiversity Celebration Week, CIHT Learn has also launched two new online neurodiversity courses, free to all, providing practical, sector-specific learning for transport professionals at any career stage.
The courses are designed to help organisations and individuals better understand neurodiversity, remove barriers and create environments where people can thrive.
New CIHT Learn courses – free to all
Planning and Designing Transport Infrastructure for Neurodivergent Users
This course explores how transport environments can impact neurodivergent users and sets out practical ways to plan and design more inclusive journeys.
Enabling Neuroinclusion in the Transport Profession
Focused on the workplace, this course builds understanding of neurodiversity and highlights practical actions organisations can take to create inclusive cultures that support wellbeing, performance and retention.
Both courses are authored by Professor Amanda Kirby MBBS MRCGP PhD FCGI, an internationally recognised expert in neurodiversity with more than 35 years of clinical and research experience. Professor Kirby is the author of Neurodiversity at Work, winner of the 2021 EDI Business Book Award, and has contributed to the development of global standards, including the UK BSI’s Design for the Mind guidelines.
Supporting inclusion across the profession
By making these courses free and accessible, CIHT aims to support organisations across the highways and transportation sector to embed neuroinclusive thinking into both infrastructure delivery and professional practice.
The training is suitable for anyone involved in planning, designing, managing or operating transport systems, as well as leaders and managers seeking to create more inclusive workplaces.
Courses can be started at any time, on any device, and shared with colleagues across organisations.
Access the free courses via CIHT Learn:
Find out more
You can find out more about our work on EDI by accessing the CIHT EDI Hub that is full of useful resources:
For further information, contact communications@ciht.org.uk
Note on terminology:
Given the timing of this publication during Neurodiversity Celebration Week, and to ensure that terminology is aligned to our CIHT Learn courses, we have opted to use the terms neurodiversity and neurodivergence.
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