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Disability in Scotland - exploring identity

Our Scottish Conference is coming!

Following the success of our first Scottish Conference in December 2017, Business Disability Forum is delighted to announce a second, larger conference in Edinburgh entitled Disability in Scotland: exploring identity on Tuesday 11 December 2018.

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Disability and mental health focus in the construction and engineering industries

This November Business Disability Forum CEO Diane Lightfoot will be speaking at The British Safety Council’s 10th annual conference (14 November)

Podcast: Lucy Ruck (left) and Corie Brown (right)

Podcast: Who are we? The people behind the job title

In our series of podcasts covering the theme of "identity", in this episode Business Disability Forum's Technology Taskforce Manager Lucy Ruck sits down with continuity announcer and 4Purple co-chair Corie Brown, discussing how disability has played a part in their lives and how they have come to effectively communicate their needs at work.

Introducing the Global Business Disability Framework

Find out more about our new Global Business Disability Framework and how it aims to help businesses working around the world.

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About us

Business Disability Forum is a not-for-profit membership organisation that makes it easier and more rewarding to do business with and employ disabled people.

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Free Disability Confident scheme validations available for Members

Our consultants offer validations at all three levels of the government's flagship Disability Confident scheme for employers and customers.

Latest News

New global alliance to promote face equality and stamp out discrimination

06 November 2018

A new coalition of campaigning organisations, Face Equality International, has been launched to camp...

Business Disability Forum comments on UN visit to evaluate poverty in the UK

05 November 2018

London, UK: The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, will be co...

Construction and engineering industries focus on disability and mental health this November

01 November 2018

Health and safety organisation British Safety Council is calling on employers to commit themselves t...

Events calendar

The British Safety Council 10th Annual Conference

14 November 2018

Our CEO, Diane Lightfoot, is pleased to be speaking at this event.

Central Government Network

16 November 2018

Central Government Network – Autumn 2018 meeting

3rd International CAFE Conference

16 November 2018

Our CEO Diane Lightfoot is pleased to be speaking at this event.

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