Author: Esi Hardy

Esi (rhymes with messy) set up Celebrating Disability in 2017; offering training, consulting and auditing to support businesses attract, engage and retain disabled people. Having the opportunity to support businesses to see the wealth of benefits that disabled people can bring to business, either as customers or employees is a privilege. She is passionate about disability equality and inclusion and loves nothing more than that "Ah ha" moment with a client when they see what disability equality and inclusion can do for them.

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Why Is Inclusive Recruitment Important? Creating Inclusive Recruitment Processes That Work

For many disabled applicants, that is not just a one-off experience. It is a typical pattern. If you are wondering why inclusive recruitment is essential,...

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Disability Awareness Week Celebrations Are Over: What Next?

Every year, we observe Disability Awareness Day (26th July), Disability History Month (14th November to 20thDecember), Disability Pride Month (throughout July), Inclusion Week (15th to 21st September), and International...

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How To Write A Training Session That Makes An Impact

How many times have you attended or hosted a training session and walked away unable to articulate the outcome? If your answer is at least...

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Embedding Disability Inclusion Initiatives

Embedding disability inclusion into your workplace is not just a policy; it is about people. At Celebrating Disability, we believe in practical, tailored support that...

Training Employees To Be Inclusive Of Disabled People

Training employees to be inclusive of disabled people is essential for creating workplaces where everyone feels valued, supported, and able to thrive. Using the principle of...

A Disability-Inclusive Recruitment Process

Developing a disability inclusive recruitment process is a vital step in fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. However, many organisations unintentionally create barriers during the...

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Asking About Disability on a Form

Asking about disability on a form is not the only way to understand the support a person may need. In fact, it might not even...

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Setting Goals for Disability Inclusion

Goal setting is an important part of a disability inclusion strategy. It helps the workplace understand where they are now, where they would like to...

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Spoon Theory: Disabled People’s Energy Levels

Disables people's energy levels can be used up subtly at times as we will go onto explaining this blog. Having an understanding of the barriers...

Including Disabled People

Demystifying the difference between accessibility and inclusion and explaining how they are different but need to be thought of in conjunction with each other

Author: Esi Hardy

Why Is Inclusive Recruitment Important? Creating Inclusive Recruitment Processes That Work

Disability Awareness Week Celebrations Are Over: What Next?

How To Write A Training Session That Makes An Impact

Embedding Disability Inclusion Initiatives

Training Employees To Be Inclusive Of Disabled People

A Disability-Inclusive Recruitment Process

Asking About Disability on a Form

Setting Goals for Disability Inclusion

Spoon Theory: Disabled People’s Energy Levels

Including Disabled People

Let’s Talk About Inclusion