Our response to the Keep Britain Working Review
Business Disability Forum’s Chief Executive Diane Lightfoot responds to the publication of the Keep Britain Working Review.
When is a PEEP so much more than a PEEP? When it makes you feel like a bit of a celeb.
Becky Elliott explains how event organisers at DLA Piper made her feel safe, valued and truly appreciated by considering her needs as a wheelchair user from the moment she arrived.
Inclusive event planning – A continuous learning journey
Delivering events that are accessible and inclusive to all. Practical steps and low cost solutions to removing barriers for attendees with disabilities.
Annual Reception 2025
Business Disability Forum’s 2025 Annual Reception, ‘A sporting chance: the transformative power of disability inclusion in sport’ was hosted by DLA Piper.
New disability inclusion awareness and training resources for the utilities sector
With one in four people in the UK identifying as disabled, it is important that service industries, such as the utilities sector, can meet the needs of disabled customers. Many customer-facing staff in the utilities sector are not desk-based, which can present problems when creating awareness and training resources that staff can access on devices…
Nothing about us without us: The power of employee voices
By Katie Coates, Lead Senior Disability Business Partner at Business Disability Forum. Katie explains why employee engagement is crucial to your disability inclusion strategy, and how Business Disability Forum’s consultancy service can help. Disability inclusion is most effective when it’s shaped by the voices of disabled colleagues. Their insight brings clarity and authenticity to every…
New images help improve the way disability is portrayed
Fifteen new images have been added to our free Changing the image of disability media collection.
Working with a support worker
By Joel Young, Senior Disability Business Partner at Business Disability Forum. Joel shares his experience of using a support worker and gives advice for employers on facilitating support workers within their organisation. I’ve used support workers for about 12 years now, having lived experience of vision impairment. I refer to them as ‘access assistants’. ‘Support…
Embracing Disability Inclusion: Opening up opportunities for business growth
Ahead of our Global Conference 2024, kindly sponsored by HSBC, Carolanne Minashi, Global Head of Inclusion at HSBC, shares some of the steps her organisation took to nurture disabled employees and encourage growth.
Learning disability: shifting the dial on employmentÂ
By Diane Lightfoot, CEO at Business Disability Forum. Diane discusses what employers can do to include people with learning disabilities into their teams. Identity means very different things to different people and it can change many times in a lifetime. Our Identity is shaped by our experiences and the world around us. It is also…
We’re all going on a summer holiday (and allergies won’t stop us)
By Vicky Harker, Project Manager at Business Disability Forum. To coincide with the publication of our new food sensitivities factsheet for businesses, Vicky shares her experience of travelling with a child with multiple food allergies. When my second baby was born, I thought I was prepared for the challenges of looking after a newborn and…
Intersectionality and disability: What monitoring will and won’t tell you about employees’ lives
Can people ever just be ‘one’ thing? For example, is a disabled person ever ‘just’ a disabled person? Are all a disabled person’s experiences only affected to being disabled, rather than any other aspect of that person like their age, gender, ethnicity, or beliefs? We set out to answer some of those questions in an…
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