Our public policy and research work brings government, businesses, and disabled people together to think, debate, and suggest new approaches to advancing disability inclusion in our UK economy and society. We produce new knowledge and bring bold and fresh approaches to policy problems so that disabled people have better experiences of being socially and economically included.
All of the content in this public policy and research hub is free and open to all. It includes our research papers, webpages for policy forums and project working groups, responses to Government consultations and Parliament inquiries, and guidance about UK disability inclusion policy.
To get in touch with the public policy and research team at BDF, please email policy@businessdisabilityforum.org.uk
Progress of the disability employment gap
Read our response to inquiries into the reduction of the disability employment gap, from 2018 and 2020.
Manifesto for a disability inclusive UK
Our manifesto sets out five key strategies that we need to see from Government and business for a disability inclusive UK.
Disability Network Leaders’ Forum
Find out more about our forum for disabled employees who lead disability or neurodiversity networks and how to get involved.
Access to Work Forum
The Access to Work Forum is for BDF members who use and want to support and improve the Government’s Access to Work Scheme.
Work and Health Policy Forum
Welcome to Business Disability Forum’s work and health policy forum.
Life with plastic is fantastic: Examples of eco-ableism and the plastics disabled people need
Read the points we raised with Disability Rights UK about how bans on single-use plastics could affect disabled people.
The Disability Action Plan
Welcome to our Disability Action Plan mini-hub.
Technology For Life: what it means and why we need it
Technology For Life is a new concept which would see disabled people given access to assistive technology throughout their lives.
The cost of living – how employers, service providers, and Government can help
Read our recommendations for employers, service providers and the Government on how to respond to rising energy, food, and fuel prices.
Disability Charities Consortium
The Disability Charities Consortium (DCC) brings together CEOs and policy leads from nine of the UK’s leading not-for-profit disability organisations.
Discussion paper: From ‘ping dread’ to burnout – why we must manage technology instead of letting technology manage us
Read about the phenomenon of ‘ping dread’, a term which emerged when we surveyed employees about how technology affects workplace stress, anxiety, and burnout.
Disability workforce and pay gap reporting
Welcome to the hub page for our Disability Data Monitoring Working Group and our policy and research work on disability workforce and pay gap reporting.
Living and working with cancer
We responded to the Government’s consultation on their strategy for the next ten years of cancer care and treatment.
Job seeking, job keeping, and people’s attitudes when you have Cerebral Palsy
Read our submission to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cerebral Palsy.
Flexible working reform
Read about the UK Government’s reform on flexible working rights, including our response to the “Making flexible working the default” consultation.
Different communicators need not apply: hearing and speaking bias in university admissions
Read our 2021 discussion paper on inclusive communication options at UK universities, and the potential impacts on applicants.
Transforming Public Procurement
Read our response to Government proposals to bring over 350 EU-based procurement rules into a UK framework in 2021.
In-work progression for workers in lower paid roles
Read our response to the Government’s consultation and call for evidence on good practice on in-work progression, including our recommendations for employers.
Health is everyone’s business
Read our response to proposals to reduce ill health-related jobs loss outlined in the ‘Health is Everyone’s Business’ Government paper.
The future of Assistive Technology in education and employment
We responded to a call for evidence from the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Assistive Technology (AT) in September 2020.
Supporting working carers
Business Disability Forum responded to the UK Government’s consultation on proposals to offer statutory carer’s leave to working carers.
Access to Work support cap
Business Disability Forum’s response to the Work and Pensions Committee’s inquiry on the cap on Access to Work support grants.
Assistive technology in employment
Business Disability Forum’s response to the Work and Pensions Committees inquiry on assistive technology in employment.
Disability and extreme poverty
Submission for the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in the United Kingdom.
Disabled people in public appointments
Read the evidence we submitted to the Lord Holmes Review on the number of disabled people in public appointments.
Workplace adjustment passports
Read the evidence we submitted to the National Institute of Clinical Excellence in 2019 about the use of workplace adjustment passports.
Men and mental health
Read evidence we submitted to the Women and Equalities Committee in 2019 on the mental health of men and boys.
Unequal impact of Covid-19
Read our submission to the Women and Equalities Committee’s enquiry into the impact of early COVID-19 responses on disabled people.
Keep Britain Working Review
Business Disability Forum worked with 140 members to respond to the engagement phase of the Keep Britain Working employer review, led by Charlie Mayfield.
The Access to Work Scheme
Access to Work is a publicly funded employment support grant scheme to support disabled people start or stay in work.
Adjustments passports – the law, their use, and their limitations
On this page, we share our research and advice on the law and use of passports and planners.
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