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Poverty and disability in the UK: the potential impact of Brexit

As the visit from UN Special Rapporteur concludes, our third and final blog in the series from Diane Lightfoot looks at poverty and disability in the UK. This one, on the potential impact of Brexit.

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.

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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#UN Special Rapporteur #UNSR on #Poverty in the UK presents his findings after a week-long investigation… https://t.co/313C2LCW821 hour ago11:30:21
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