Responding to the publication of the Government’s Final Report on Keep Britain Working today (5 November), Business Disability Forum (BDF) has welcomed much of report, including the central focus on workplace adjustments, but has said that more still needs to be done to help employers with the difficulties they are facing right now.
Business Disability Forum (BDF) has called on private sector organisations to recognise the business imperative of providing accessible customer experiences and service delivery.
Two London models are helping to improve the way that disability is portrayed in the media.
By Val Proctor, Media Relations Officer at Business Disability Forum. Val reflects on the impact of the Disability Smart Awards 2025, sponsored by Freshfields, on 29 April. Hosts Diane Lightfoot, CEO of Business Disability Forum (BDF) and Simon Minty, BDF ambassador, disability trainer and TV personality, closed last week’s Disability Smart Awards 2025 on a…
Organisations and individuals who are working to remove barriers and make the world more inclusive for disabled people were celebrated at Business Disability Forum’s Disability Smart Awards 2025 in London last night (29 April), sponsored by Freshfields. Now in its 11th year, the Disability Smart Awards is an annual event open to organisations of any…
By Lara Davis, Director of Communications and Marketing at Business Disability Forum. Lara shares highlights from the ‘How inclusive is disability inclusion across the globe?’ session at our Global Conference on 21 November (sponsored by HSBC). Disability workforce and pay gap data reporting is a hot topic, but not just in the UK. It’s also…
By Rebecca Elliott, Disability Business Partner at Business Disability Forum. Rebecca shares highlights from the Disability Networks and Employee Resource Groups session at our recent global conference, ‘Disability inclusion in a changing world’ (sponsored by HSBC). Of all the amazing sessions in our Global Conference on 21 November, this year I think I was most…
By Matt Ewington, Digital Marketing Manager. Matt shares highlights from ‘The European Accessibility Act (EEA)’ panel at our Global Conference on 21 November (sponsored by HSBC). “The European Accessibility Act, coming into effect in June 2025, will set a benchmark for accessibility standards not only in the EU but globally. Businesses that want to sell…
Becky Elliott recently joined Business Disability Forum as a Disability Business Partner. Here’s her take on this year’s Disability Smart Awards ceremony, sponsored by Microlink and hosted by Freshfields. As the newest Disability Business Partner to join the BDF team, I felt incredibly fortunate to be sitting on the 22nd floor of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…
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