Partnership benefits

Business Disability Forum Partnership

We offer two levels of membership, Partner and Member. Whichever you choose, your organisation will receive access to expert advice and support, knowledge, resources and opportunities to share best practice with others.

Becoming a Partner of Business Disability Forum highlights your organisation’s commitment to becoming a disability-smart business and to leading and driving best practice in this space. Our Partners include many of the UK’s largest businesses, global brands and public sector employers.

Our new Global Assessment Tool allows international organisations to assess their performance in disability inclusion across the regions they operate. It includes an assessment for global headquarters and up to 8 countries or regional leads. Free taster assessment is available now and open-to-all. Find out more

As a Partner, you will become part of the UK’s leading business membership organisation on disability inclusion, with opportunities to discuss and shape the know-how that helps private and public sectors to address disability as a business priority.

Our Partners have contributed to the creation of cutting-edge enabling products and initiatives such as the Global Taskforce, Technology Taskforce, Accessibility Maturity Model, Global Assessment Tool and the Accessible Technology Charter.

Partner benefits

As well as all our standard Member benefits, Business Disability Forum Partners enjoy a dedicated Senior Business Partner to:

• guide, support and advise you on how to approach existing challenges, and identify key activities for improving inclusion and accessibility for your disabled employees and customers.
• guide and support you through our diagnostic management tools to help inform your strategy. (Disability Smart Self-Assessment, Disability Smart Audit and Global Assessment).
• work with you at a strategic level and support your day-to-day decision making.
• help you make full use of your Business Disability Forum Partnership and facilitate access to other industry experts and peers within our membership.
• support your Disability Confident (DC) journey through all three levels including validation at Level 3, DC leader.

Additional Partner benefits

• CEO membership of the Business Disability Forum Partner Group which includes Partner Dinners throughout the year.
• Five days’ consultancy per year for strategic activities or training.
• Unlimited access for all your employees to the Knowledge Hub featuring information sheets, toolkits, case studies and more.
• Free access to attend our two flagship taskforces: Technology Taskforce and Global Taskforce
• Exclusive Partner only events for your senior champions.
• Priority access to all our in-person events, including our Annual Conference.
• Logo and website featured on our Partner listing page.

Partner testimonials

“Our partnership with Business Disability Forum has been pivotal in shaping our early-stage strategy and objectives. The rich content in the Toolkits, Resources, and Taskforces, along with access to a dedicated Senior Business Partner and the Advice Service, has brought immense value to our organisation.”

Paula Aitkenhead, Schneider Electric (BDF Partner)

“Being a Partner of Business Disability Forum has helped Microsoft enhance its disability inclusion efforts, foster collaboration, and contribute to a more accessible and equitable world.”

Michael Vermeersch, Microsoft (BDF Partner)

“BDF helped us to review all we do in the disability space with recommendations and provides expert advice and support.”

Preema Saide, Cabinet Office (BDF Partner)

Join us as a Partner

To find out more about joining as a Partner, email Adrian Ward, Director of Operations, or call +44-(0)78-6689-0936.

Watch our easy-to-digest video guides on the key benefits of Business Disability Forum membership

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