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Disability Smart Awards 2024

Proud of something your organisation has done to support disability inclusion? Enter Business Disability Forum’s Disability Smart Awards. Open for entries from UK and global organisations until 21 January 2024.

About Disability Smart Awards 2024

Business Disability Forum’s Disability Smart Awards celebrate organisations that support disability inclusion. Entries are open until 21 January 2024.

More about Disability Smart Awards 2024

Award categories

There are 10 Disability Smart Award categories and 3 Disability Confident Award categories to choose from. 

Find out more about the award categories and entry criteria

Frequently asked questions

Do you have a question about the Disability Smart Awards? Please check our Frequently Asked Questions or contact us.

Read Frequently Asked Questions

Enter

We are open for entries until 21 January 2024. Check out the categories and judging criteria first before entering. 

Enter the Awards on our online platform

Meet the judges

We’re very grateful to our team of judges who are all experts in their field.  

Meet the judges

Spread the word

Please share our LinkedIn, Facebook and X posts using #BDFDisabilitySmartAwards and #DisabilitySmartAwards2024.  

Awards ceremony

All finalists and their guests will be invited to an awards ceremony which is being held in London and online on 30 April 2024. 

Meet last year’s winners

Winners in 2023 included Avon and Somerset Police, MAG East Midlands Airport, Glasgow Science Centre and Procter & Gamble. 

Meet the Disability Smart Awards 2023 winners

Disability Smart Awards - Testimonials

To win a Disability Smart Award was an honour and signified a milestone for us as recognition of our dedication and effort toward transforming the workplace to make it a truly inclusive environment for all.

Leena Haque and Sean Gilroy, BBC’s Creating a Positive Environment Programme, Disability Smart Award winner 2019

Being in a room with so many passionate and brilliant individuals, who are all working towards making our world more accessible was awe-inspiring. And having conversations about the different innovations occurring across the industry was amazing.

Mark Wilcock, Global Accessibility Academy & Accessibility Lead, Atos, Disability Smart L&D Award 2023 (Highly Commended)

I am honoured and touched by this recognition, and truly proud and motivated to be among such an honourable group of individuals. I feel privileged to be able to work and live my life to the fullest, while doing things that I believe are right and good and supporting others.

Monika Jankowska-Rangelov, EMEA Head of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, State Street Bank, winner of Disability Smart Diversity and Inclusion Practitioner Award 2021

The Disability Smart Awards are a wonderful way to recognise the inspiring actions of individuals, businesses, and organisations who are already working toward inclusion. They also open up a network of like-minded people with whom you can learn, share ideas and explore opportunities for collaboration.

Disability Smart Award winner

This award truly reflects East Midlands Airport’s passion for creating an inclusive environment for all its customers. Congratulations to the entire team at East Midlands Airport for their hard work and dedication to making travel accessible for everyone!

Christiane Link, Chair Accessibility Advisory Group, East Midlands Airport, winner of Disability Smart Inclusive Customer Service Award 2023

The University of Warwick is proud to have added an Enhanced Accessible Suite to our accommodation stock for disabled students. And we are delighted to win a Disability Smart Award for this initiative, it is great recognition of all of the work of our Estates Team in developing this provision.

Winner of Disability Smart Accessible Built Environment Award

This awards means so much and is a testament to all the incredible interns, team members and partners who make up DFN Project SEARCH. So proud to work alongside and learn from you all, and so lucky to have the opportunity to do so.

Claire Cookson, CEO DFN Project SEARCH, winner of Disability Smart Leader Award 2023

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