Royal Bank of Scotland named one of the best businesses for disabled people
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has scored 88% in Business Disability Forum’s Disability Standard, a world-renowned tool used to measure accessibility and inclusion in the…
Employment & Education
Minister for Disabled People launches scheme to highlight untapped talent to employers
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…
Government’s employment plans ‘out of sync’ with its ambitions to help disabled people into work
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…
People with MS face ‘disturbing’ levels of workplace bullying and mistreatment
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 champions job opportunities for disabled people
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 and Evenbreak join forces to promote inclusive organisations
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…
Disabled students urged to apply for summer 2017 work placements
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…
Stelio Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs in the UK open for entries
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 launch toolkit on retaining disabled employees
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…
Birmingham conference centre celebrates 10 years of supporting blind people into work
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…
Over half of Fit for Work decisions successfully overturned after appeal
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 announce 2016 conference: recruiting and retaining disabled employees sponsored by Microlink
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…
Hyphen Law wins ‘Working for Carers’ Award for its commitment to supporting carers
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…
Disabled young people that identify as LGBT+ bullied and silenced in our schools
“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…
Dream made reality as Cheltenham students with disabilities take to the piste
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…