How to nurture neurodiversity in tech to gain a competitive edge
In this week’s guest column, Perrine Farque – one of the UK’s most influential diversity champions and women in tech – provides insights on the...
City Bridge Trust funds BDF to help SMEs become more accessible
The Business Disability Forum (BDF) has received funding from City Bridge Trust, to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in London make...
European Diversity Awards Announce 2021’s Finalists
The European Diversity Awards (EDA) have revealed the diversity champions that have been shortlisted for this year. Launched in...
Sony, Citi, GSK, Sodexo, Coca-Cola & Santander join Valuable 500
The Valuable 500 has announced that 60 more global companies including Sony, Citi, GSK, Orange, Sodexo, Coca-Cola European Partners and Santander, have...
500 CEOs committed to disability inclusion, confirms Valuable 500
The Valuable 500 has reached its goal of getting CEOs of 500 international organisations to commit to putting disability inclusion on their...
BDF’s Diane Lightfoot shares disability inclusion best practice
In celebration of Women’s history Month, Fair Play Talks interviews Business Disability Forum’s CEO Diane Lightfoot – a diversity champion who’s not only pushing...
Lenovo hires first Accessibility & Inclusion Advisor: Haben Girma
Computer manufacturing company Lenovo has announced the appointment of its first Accessibility and Inclusion Advisor. It has hired Haben Girma, the first...
3rd Dec 2019: International Day of Persons with Disabilities Events
Today, we observe International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). Since its inception in 1945, the United Nations (UN) has outlined and reiterated...
How to recruit and retain employees with learning disabilities
Business Disability Forum CEO Diane Lightfoot and Senior Disability Consultant Charles Clement discuss the topic of unemployment for people with learning disabilities.
Workplace DE&I efforts often ‘exclude’ intellectual disabilities
Workplace diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) efforts often exclude intellectual disabilities, suggests new research carried out by Skillsoft. The survey,...
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