This week, a new Disability Confident scheme was launched, giving employers the tools they need to recruit, retain and develop disabled people in their workforce. The…
National disability charity, Sense, warns that shrinking specialist employment support system will further marginalise disabled jobseekers National disability charity, Sense, has responded to the Employment…
The MS Society reveals that people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) are facing ‘disturbing’ levels of disability discrimination at work, as it releases new survey…
Essex is championing employment opportunities for disabled people and aiming to find jobs for hundreds of residents. Essex County Council has pledged to become one…
Business Disability Forum has launched a new strategic alliance with Evenbreak, a social enterprise dedicated to helping talented disabled candidates find jobs with inclusive employers…
Leading companies are looking for talented disabled students, and recent graduates, to take on work placements in summer 2017. The Change100 internship scheme, run by…
First prize: a top prize of £30,000 Prizes of £10,000 for FOUR finalists The winner will be personally chosen by Sir Stelios for the award,…
Business Disability Forum (BDF) is pleased to launch its Retention Toolkit and Maturity Model, ‘Retaining great disabled employees: from ad hoc to best practice’. The…
Action for Blind People’s Concept Conference Centre is celebrating its 10th birthday and highlighting the inspiring stories of its blind and partially sighted trainees. The centre…
Today the Department for Work and Pensions published its latest statistics around Employment and Support Allowance and the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). The Work Capability…
Business Disability Forum (BDF) is pleased to announce that the registration for its 2016 conference is now open. Focusing on recruitment and retention of disabled…
Specialist law firm, Hyphen Law, which provides Court of Protection services and advice on Personal Injury Trusts, has won an award for its commitment to…
“People think you can be disabled or LGBT but not both” The Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA), hosted by leading children’s charity National Children’s Bureau, is publishing new resources for…
A group of students with disabilities from National Star College are to embark on their first skiing adventure, thanks to the help of The School…
Elsevier signs up to provide titles to Load2Learn accessible formats service for students Students with sight loss or dyslexia can now access a wider range…