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BDF: Changing the Image of Disability Representation in Media

The Business Disability Forum is hosting a webinar on 18 April 2024 aimed at revolutionising the way today's media depicts disability.
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How to Adapt Communication to Support Neurodiversity at Work

To mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week, Consultant and trainer Joe Butler shares the importance of effective communication for neurodiverse staff. Butler also provides...
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How to Support Muslim Employees Observing Ramadan

How can you support Muslim employees or coworkers who are fasting and observing Ramadan? Dr Safiyyah Ally, Executive producer of Let The...
Disability Smart Awards 2024

BDF Opens Nominations For Disability Smart Awards 2024 &  Launches A to Z of Disability

Business Disability Forum (BDF) has opened nominations for its Disability Smart Awards 2024, and launched its latest A to Z of Disability – a resource for businesses, to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities this year.
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Barriers to Upskill Persist For Women & People of Colour

Fewer women and people of colour are getting access to the skills they need to advance their careers, revealed a new study.
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Creative Equals & Google Join Forces to Upskill Underrepresented Talent With Mentor-Supported Scholarships

Creative Equals has partnered with Google to launch a scholarship programme that will provide underrepresented talent in the UK with the opportunity to develop job-ready skills in high-growth, high-demand employment areas.
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Fair, Trustworthy & Respectful: Top Attributes of Good Managers

Ciphr has revealed the most important skills and attributes of a good manager.
HSBC Disability Smart Award Winner 2023

HSBC’s Accessibility Hub: Making E-Learning Accessible For All

HSBC’s Group Head of Digital Experience and Accessibility Malintha Fernando MBE, shares the organisation's vision to become the world’s most accessible bank through its Accessibility Hub programme
AI digital skills crisis

Just 1 in 10 UK Workers Have In-Demand AI Skills, Survey Shows

Just one in 10 UK workers feel they have AI skills, further evidencing the digital skills crisis currently facing the UK, revealed a survey carried out by Salesforce.
World Autism Awareness Day

2 April: World Autism Awareness Day & Autism Acceptance Month

Today, on 2 April 2023, we celebrate the sixteenth annual World Autism Awareness Day.  Hundreds of thousands of landmarks, buildings,...
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