London models help change the image of disability
Two London models are helping to improve the way that disability is portrayed in the media.
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Two London models are helping to improve the way that disability is portrayed in the media.
On 19 June 2025, Business Disability Forum brought together leaders, practitioners, and policymakers for its Annual Conference, exploring whether disability inclusion is truly embedded as “business as usual.” Sponsored by Microlink and hosted by EBRD in their Canary Wharf offices overlooking the Thames (what a view!), over 500 people joined this hybrid event to tackle…
Val Proctor, Media Relations Officer at Business Disability Forum (BDF), reflects on the impact of the Disability Smart Awards 2025, sponsored by Freshfields, on 29 April. Hosts Diane Lightfoot, BDF’s CEO, and Simon Minty, BDF ambassador, disability trainer and TV personality, closed last week’s Disability Smart Awards 2025 on a high note by chatting about…
Organisations and individuals who are working to remove barriers and make the world more inclusive for disabled people were celebrated at Business Disability Forum’s Disability Smart Awards 2025 in London last night (29 April), sponsored by Freshfields. Now in its 11th year, the Disability Smart Awards is an annual event open to organisations of any…
Findings from a new report published by Business Disability Forum (18 March) show that mandatory disability workforce and disability pay gap reporting can have many unintended consequences for disabled employees. ‘Towards meaningful disability workforce and pay gap reporting – The challenges and unintended consequences’, also finds that while mandatory reporting is well-intentioned, reporting on numbers…