As a Business Disability Forum Member, we’ll provide you with in-depth, sophisticated and tailored support via a dedicated Business Partner and our expert Advice Service.
You’ll also enjoy access to a growing range of networks and events where you can learn and connect with your peers in a safe and confidential space – so that you can share both what works and what doesn’t.
We are proud that our membership includes many of the UK’s largest businesses and public sector employers so you can tap into the knowledge and experiences from organisations who are at different stages of their disability-smart journey.
We host events in Scotland as well as northern and southern England – and more may develop throughout the year.
We’ve created a host of resources for our membership to use and share with teams including:
- a comprehensive Mental Health Toolkit, sponsored by Anglo American, with unlimited access for all Members, comprising a wealth of resources for people managers, a deeper-dive for HR professionals and information for senior leaders
- a brand-new Neurodiversity Diversity Toolkit
- an Inclusive Communications Toolkit
- an enhanced Disability Confident Level Three “Leader” validation
We’ll also be launching other new products in our “Disability-Smart” suite (available to Members to purchase at a discounted cost) including:
- revised and updated People Manager guides to support the non-HR experts in every aspect of supporting and developing disabled talent
Coming soon we will be launching our brand new Disability-Smart Benchmark; an annual self-assessment included as part of your core membership offer with a tailored report so you can see where you stand against others in your field or other sectors across all aspects of your business.
And we’ll be launching our “Disability-Smart Accelerator”, an intensive development programme specifically designed to take your organisation all the way through from becoming Disability Confident to achieving “Disability-Smart” status. The Disability-Smart Accelerator will be run as a small action learning set so that you can learn and share with your peers through a blend of learning and resources.
We have a growing range of events which include:
- Our annual London and Scotland Conferences where you can hear from leaders in their field debate the hot topics of the day.
- Sector specific and geographical networks and roundtables
- Technology Showcase
- Our prestigious annual Disability-Smart Awards and our new Global Summit
Please see the Membership Benefits page for more information.
Please see our Full membership list September 2020 (Word document)
To find out more about membership, please contact our Director – Membership, David Goodchild via email or call 020-7089-2411
Partnership
Our Partner group provides opportunities to come together to discuss and shape know-how that pushes the private and public sectors to address disability as a business priority. To find out more about becoming a Partner click here to gain more information.
