Welcome to Business Disability Forum
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Dyslexia & dyspraxia workshop - 12 June
This event explores how dyslexia and dyspraxia affect individuals in the workplace. It will include group exercises, speakers sharing personal stories and group discussions about how reduce or remove barriers for employees who may be experiencing difficulties due to a non-visible disability.
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About Business Disability Forum
Business Disability Forum, CEO Susan Scott-Parker talks about the reasons behind the organisation's recent name change.
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Meet our President's Group
Led by John Varley formerly Group Chief Executive of Barclays PLC, our President’s Group brings together the leaders of some of our partners to identify and discuss the strategic challenges of becoming disability-smart.
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Our new line manager guide ‘mental health at work’
Sponsored by the Environment Agency, ‘mental health at work’ is the latest addition to our best-selling series of line manager guides and was born as a result of the growing queries we frequently receive regarding how best to manage mental ill health in the workplace.
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More resources for our Disability Standard
We are delighted to announce that we will be adding a resources section to the Disability Standard website which will be packed with member-only content.
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Business Disability Forum wins Silver and Bronze at the Transform Awards 2013
Business Disability Forum’s rebranding won silver for best brand evolution and bronze for best rebrand from a non-profit at the Transform Awards 2013.
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Technology Taskforce
Despite the rapid advancements in technology, it remains difficult for employers to recruit and retain disabled people and do business with disabled customers. The Technology Taskforce is a Business Disability Forum partner initiative which brings together some of the world's largest procurers and suppliers of ICT.
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Our offer
Business Disability Forum provides members with pragmatic support by sharing expertise, advice, training and networking opportunities. Our Disability Standard is the single most important tool to help organisations to become disability-smart. It comprises ten simple, measurable and achievable criteria.
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Talent recruitment
If you are looking to recruit the best person to fill a job vacancy you may be missing out on talented potential employees because you are not attracting disabled candidates. The pool of talented disabled people in the UK is large: over seven million people, or 18 per cent of the working-age population.
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Publications
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Briefing papers
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Factsheets
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Why bother?
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- “Disability affects every aspect of business – employees, customers, markets, suppliers and stakeholders.”
- “Becoming disability-smart is a catalyst for making your organisation more productive and more effective.”
- “Any person may have or acquire impairment that can be permanent or temporary.”
Case study
“At GlaxoSmithKline we aim to create an inclusive environment where all of our employees, including those with a disability, are empowered and enabled to deliver against their business goals.”
Sir Andrew Witty, CEO GlaxoSmithKline
Customer experience
Whether you are a public body or a company, your customers and service users are the most important people you deal with. No organisation can afford to ignore the needs and desires of their customers.
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Supply chain
Organisations who consider disability and accessibility issues in their relationships with suppliers and partners will enjoy the business benefits of being disability-smart and match standards set by business partners.
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Employee engagement
Disability will affect a significant proportion of any workforce, either directly or through friends and relatives. Most people with a disability acquire that disability as adults.
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