Key insights
- Encirc is taking a proactive approach to neuroinclusion by making Read&Write available to all employees, giving everyone access to tools that support different ways of working.
- By providing technology without requiring employees to disclose a diagnosis or identify a specific need, Encirc is helping make accessibility part of the everyday employee experience.
- Read&Write supports more than workplace tasks. Encirc's approach also extends to personal use at home, helping employees with learning, volunteering and everyday activities.
Encirc, part of the Vidrala group, is a market leader in glass container design, manufacturing, bottling and logistics solutions for the UK and Irish food and beverages industries.
With almost 2,000 employees, it operates from its three purpose-built sites: Derrylin, Co Fermanagh; Elton, Cheshire and Bristol.
The integrated group offering means customers benefit from a unique supply chain approach, which includes access to Europe’s largest bonded warehouse, significantly shortening the supply chain and delivering considerable cost and environmental savings to customers.
Neuroinclusion at Encirc
Encirc is strengthening its commitment to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported and empowered to perform at their best.
Recognising that people think, learn and process information differently, Encirc has partnered with Everway to make Read&Write available to all employees, providing practical technology that supports reading, writing, focus and communication.
The initiative reflects Encirc's wider commitment to building a more neuroinclusive workplace, where employees have the freedom to work in ways that suit them.
By embedding inclusive technology into everyday working life, Encirc is helping to remove digital barriers, build confidence and create an environment where every employee has the opportunity to contribute their strengths.
“Our EDI vision is that we are committed to creating an environment where difference is valued, everyone feels they belong and has the opportunity to perform at their best.”
Proactive accessibility in action
Creating a neuroinclusive workplace means recognising that employees should not have to disclose a condition or request special support before they can access tools that help them succeed.
Many neurodivergent employees choose not to disclose their needs at work. Others may not have a formal diagnosis or may simply benefit from alternative ways of reading, writing or processing information.
Encirc's approach is built around a simple principle: support should be accessible to everyone, not only those who ask for it.
By making Read&Write available across its workforce, Encirc is helping employees access support independently and discreetly, without needing to identify a particular need.
This approach helps normalise the use of assistive technology, empowering employees to choose the tools that work best for them while supporting a culture of belonging and participation.
This software removes some of the barriers for screen use, being efficient with reading, reviewing or writing documents and therefore enables more people to perform at their best.
Neuroinclusive technology in everyday work
At the heart of Encirc's approach is Read&Write by Everway, a suite of assistive tools designed to support different ways of thinking, reading and communicating.
Read&Write can be particularly valuable for employees with dyslexia, ADHD, autism and other cognitive differences, while also supporting colleagues who want greater flexibility, focus and confidence in their daily work.
The technology provides practical tools that employees can use across common workplace tasks, from reviewing documents and composing emails to organising information and sharing ideas.
With Read&Write, employees can:
- Read and understand information in different ways: Use text-to-speech to listen to written content, supporting comprehension, proofreading and information processing.
- Improve focus and reduce visual distractions: Use screen masking and reading tools to concentrate on specific sections of text, reduce visual stress and maintain focus.
- Write and communicate with confidence: Use dictation, word prediction, autocorrect and spelling and grammar support to express ideas more clearly and accurately.
- Organise and review information: Highlight important content, collect key points from different sources and make information easier to revisit without having to start from scratch.
- Support collaboration and communication: Use voice notes to share spoken feedback and translation tools to understand unfamiliar words across languages.
- Make information easier to process: With the Summaries feature, employees will be able to reshape content into different formats that suit their preferences, helping them engage with information in ways that work best for them.
- Communicate with the right tone: The Refine feature will provide real-time tone support, helping employees review and adjust their writing so that emails, messages and other workplace communications feel clear, confident and appropriate for their audience.
Together, these tools give employees greater choice, flexibility and independence, helping them work in ways that suit their individual strengths and preferences.
Employee experience:
The impact of Read&Write
For Encirc Operations Manager, Eimear McGlade, who has dyslexia and ADHD, Read&Write has become a valuable part of her daily working routine.
The technology helps her maintain focus, navigate written information and manage tasks more comfortably, particularly when dealing with interruptions or working later in the day.
“The screen masking feature is particularly beneficial with my attention deficit, helping me maintain focus and quickly return to where I left off if I'm interrupted or distracted.”
Eimear also highlights the value of having different ways to engage with written content.
“The screen masking tool also supports my dyslexia by helping me process and follow text more effectively. In addition, the text-to-speech functionality is especially useful when I'm tired or working later in the day.”
For Eimear, these features make a tangible difference, helping her manage her workload while improving the way she processes information. Her experience demonstrates the value of giving employees tools that respond to their individual needs, allowing them to focus more of their time and energy on their work.
As someone with dyslexia and ADHD, Read & Write has become an invaluable tool in my day-to-day work.
Extending support beyond the workplace
Encirc's commitment to accessible technology goes beyond the working day.
By providing employees with access to Read&Write for personal use at home, Encirc is extending the potential benefits of inclusive technology into everyday life.
Employees can use the software to support activities such as personal learning, professional development, volunteering and other tasks involving reading and writing.
This wider approach recognises that the benefits of accessibility do not end when the working day finishes.
By enabling employees to use familiar support tools in different parts of their lives, Encirc is reinforcing its commitment to helping people feel confident, capable and supported both inside and outside the workplace.
Lessons for building a neuroinclusive workplace
Encirc's approach highlights several practical principles that other organisations can consider when creating environments where different ways of thinking are recognised and supported.
- Make support proactive, not reactive
Provide accessible tools as part of the everyday employee experience rather than relying solely on formal requests or disclosure. This helps more people access support when they need it. - Give employees choice and flexibility
Recognise that everyone processes information differently. Offering different ways to read, write and communicate helps employees work in ways that suit their individual strengths and preferences. - Listen to employee experiences
Real experiences, like Eimear's, demonstrate how accessible technology can make a meaningful difference in daily working life. Employee feedback helps organisations understand what works and where support can be improved. - Make inclusion part of everyday working life
Neuroinclusion is more than a policy or commitment. It is reflected in the tools, processes and working practices that help people participate, contribute and succeed. - Recognise the wider benefits of accessibility
Inclusive technology can support confidence, productivity and wellbeing across the workforce, while extending its value into employees' personal lives.
Together, these principles demonstrate how neuroinclusion can move from intention to meaningful everyday action. Through their partnership with Everway, Encirc is taking practical steps to remove barriers and build a workplace where everyone has the tools, confidence and opportunity to thrive.
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