Little steps toward neuroinclusion make a big difference
Universal Design Maturity Assessment
Know where you stand. Know what to do next.
Most organisations know that neuroinclusion matters. Far fewer have a clear picture of how their current practices actually measure up, or where to focus first.
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The Universal Design Maturity Assessment gives you that picture. It's a free online self-assessment that takes around 10 minutes and produces a personalised report showing where your organisation sits today, what you're already doing well, and where the greatest opportunity lies over the next twelve months.
Why Universal Design?
Most inclusion work starts with barrier removal: identifying what's getting in someone's way and fixing it after the fact. That's valuable, and it's where most organisations begin.
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Universal Design goes further. It asks a different question: what if the system had been designed to work for the widest range of people from the start?
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When a process is built well, most adjustments become unnecessary because the flexibility is already there. Written follow-ups after verbal instructions. Interview questions shared in advance. Learning offered in more than one format. None of these are special accommodations. They're simply better design, and they benefit everyone.
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This assessment measures how far your organisation has moved along that path.
Please note: Your responses are used to generate your report and are stored securely in the website CMS. Your report is not publicly listed or searchable.
​What the assessment covers
The assessment looks at twelve domains, spanning leadership, the full employee lifecycle, and the systems that sit underneath both.
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Leadership and strategic foundations
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Leadership & Strategy
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Manager Capability
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Measurement & Governance
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Continuous Improvement
The employee lifecycle
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Recruitment & Attraction
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Selection & Assessment
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Onboarding
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Learning & Development
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Career Development & Mobility
Everyday experience
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Workplace Adjustments
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Employee Support & Belonging
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Technology & Accessibility
Covering all twelve matters because neuroinclusion is rarely uniform. An organisation can have genuinely excellent onboarding and still lose neurodivergent employees at the promotion stage, or run strong awareness training while its recruitment process quietly screens the same people out.
The five maturity stages
Each domain is rated against five stages:
Traditional
Practices are limited, informal or primarily reactive. Support depends largely on who your manager is.
Awareness
The organisation recognises the opportunity and has begun early activity. Intent is real, but systems have not yet changed.
Developing
Structured activities or targeted programs are emerging. Practice is still uneven across the organisation.
Integrated
Practices are embedded into mainstream systems and processes. Inclusion is part of business as usual rather than running alongside it.
Universal Design
Systems are intentionally designed, measured and continuously improved to work for the widest range of people. Lived experience drives ongoing change.
What you'll receive
Your report includes:
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An overall maturity rating for your organisation, giving you a single reference point.
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A domain-by-domain breakdown, so you can see exactly where practice is strong and where it's thinner. This is usually where the most useful insight sits, because very few organisations score evenly across all twelve.
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Your areas of relative strength, with a short explanation of why each one provides a foundation to build from.
Recommended areas of focus, with a practical next step for each. These are the domains most likely to deliver meaningful impact if prioritised over the next twelve months.
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The report is generated as a PDF immediately and is yours to keep, share internally, or bring to a conversation with your executive or board.
Before you begin
A few things worth knowing.
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Answer for the organisation, not the ideal. The report is only as useful as the honesty behind it. Rate what actually happens in practice, not what policy says should happen.
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There's no score to defend. Uneven results across domains are normal and expected. That unevenness is the most useful thing the report will show you.
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It's a starting point, not a verdict. Maturity is a direction of travel. The purpose is to identify where to focus next, not to grade you.
Ready to start?
The assessment takes around 10 minutes and your report is generated immediately.
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Want to talk through your results, or discuss how to move forward on a specific domain? Get in touch at vicky@littleneuroinclusion.com.au.