All I Want For Digital Is… Greater Inclusion
It’s time to make digital designs more inclusive, urges the latest campaign #AllIWantForDigital, launched to coincide with the festive season.
Time To Prioritise Disability Inclusion in DE&I Agendas
In this week's guest column, Texthelp’s HR Business Partner (UK) Jennifer Ncube outlines three reasons why organisations must take action, and prioritise...
Disability inclusion ‘still not’ firmly embedded in D&I agenda
Disability inclusion “is still not firmly embedded in the diversity and inclusion agenda”, according to The Valuable 500. New...
BDF urges Government to improve disability employment support
The UK’s Business Disability Forum (BDF) has responded to the Government’s recent raft of proposals and initiatives on disability, health and employment.
Over 1 Million Disabled People in UK Denied Opportunity To Work
Over one million people with a disability in the UK who can and want to work, are still being denied job opportunities,...
20 May 2021: Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
Today, Thursday 20 May 2021, marks the tenth anniversary of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). GAAD was originally inspired by...
Firms Failing to Leverage Talent of Workers with Disabilities
Organisations often fail to leverage the talents of workers with disabilities, revealed the latest report from Bentley University in the US, to mark National Disability Employment Awareness...
Staff with disabilities worldwide ‘less engaged’ & ‘largely ignored’
Although people with disabilities represent 15% of the global population, they are often 'overlooked' or 'left out' of diversity initiatives, programmes and...
How to Support Staff Who Need to Take Assistance Animals to Work
The Business Disability Forum has published a series of short guides offering advice to employers on how to support disabled employees who need to bring animals to work.
Microsoft to Promote Disability Inclusion Across Africa
Microsoft Africa Development Center's (Microsoft ADC) event on International Day of Persons with Disabilities aims to tackle stereotypical perspectives affecting the employment...
Telling Statistics
