Business Disability Forum has called for greater clarity on the future direction of the Government’s Access to Work scheme, following a new National Audit Office report highlighting delays and growing pressure on the programme.
Business Disability Forum (BDF) has highlighted the significant barriers retail workers face in accessing meaningful disability inclusion training, following new research into disabled customers’ experiences of in-store customer service.
Business Disability Forum (BDF) has welcomed the Government’s announcement of plans to reform the Disability Confident Scheme to make it more robust and evidence based.
A snapshot of Business Disability Forum’s key highlights and impact during 2025.
By Dan Williams. Dan Williams is the Founding Director of BDF Member Visualise Training and Consultancy – the workplace accessibility and inclusion experts. In this blog, he looks at how challenges faced by employees with hearing loss or visual impairment can be overcome. Hearing loss, deafness, tinnitus and sight loss affect 14 million people in…
By Diane Lightfoot, CEO of Business Disability Forum I was recently asked to write for CEO Strategy Magazine on being a leader. I discussed the influential and unique role senior leaders can play in driving culture change around diversity and inclusion. I have summarised the 5 key areas I covered in the article below. “Normalising…
By Angela Matthews, Head of Policy and Research 3 December is UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Angela Matthews, Business Disability Forum’s Head of Policy and Research suggests that employers should use the day to really listen to their disabled employees. As disabled people (“people” rather than “persons” is my preference), we are used…
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