The Business Disability Forum has announced the winners of this year’s Disability-Smart Awards. The winning companies include a supermarket chain, global tech firms, public sector organisations, charities and small businesses.
The awards were presented to the winners at a ceremony celebrated at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, earlier this week.
AWARD WINNERS
Sainsbury’s Company Secretary and Director of Corporate Services, Tim Fallowfield, won the Disability-Smart Senior Champion Award 2019. Herbal Essences scooped the Disability-Smart Design Award 2019, and MI5 received the Disability-Smart Workplace Experience Award 2019.
Microsoft was awarded the Disability-Smart Communications & Marketing Campaign Award 2019 and Shell won the Disability-Smart Multinational Organisation Award 2019. ATOS received the Disability-Smart Diversity & Inclusion Practitioner Award 2019.
The Disability-Smart Influencer Award 2019 went to the BBC, and Dubai Police scooped the Disability-Smart Technology for All Award. The Disability-Smart Customer Service Award 2019 was awarded to Edinburgh Printmakers.
Finally, EmployAbility, won the popular Disabled People’s Choice Award 2019, which was nominated by disabled students and graduates.
‘TRULY INCLUSIVE’ WORKPLACES
According to the organiser, the awards (which included four new categories this year) aim to showcase best practice and raise the bar on inclusive business. The winning organisations were recognised for their work to enhance the experiences of disabled employees and customers by leading the way on positive and innovative change.
Commenting on the awards, Business Disability Forum CEO Diane Lightfoot, stated: “The nominations for the Disability-Smart Awards simply get bigger and better each year. It’s an honour to be involved in the awards and to see the amazing work being carried out by individuals and organisations to create truly inclusive workplaces, products and experiences.
“The Disability-Smart Awards celebrate success, but we hope they will do much more than that. By sharing best practice, we want to show what can be done and what should be done. One in five people are disabled, so it makes business sense for everyone to make disability inclusion a priority.”
For detailed information on the awards and winners, click here.
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