Category: Employing Disabled People

There are many barriers that prevent Disabled People and disabled candidates successfully applying and being shortlisted for positions. These barriers are often unknown to organisations and recruiters but can easily be adapted to be inclusive. Therefore enabling Disabled People to successfully apply for a role and manage the application process.

Once a disabled candidate has been successfully recruited into a position, organisations must understand how to ensure that individual feels valued, has the support they need and feels part of the workplace community

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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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Fostering Inclusion in the Workplace: Empowering Employees to Create Accessible Environments

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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Reasonable Adjustments in the Workplace

In the last few years, the conversation around diversity, equity and inclusion has grown. Businesses, employers and organisations are finally recognising that almost 25% of...

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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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Disability Awareness Session – What’s Your Goal?

What are you doing before and after your disability awareness training session or talk? How are you measuring the impact of the session? How are...

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Disability Inclusive Cultures – Where To Start

Starting your disability inclusive culture as you mean to go on When it comes to disability inclusion, it is important to have the right culture...

Assistive Technology in the Workplace

In This Blog: Assistive technology consists of systems and equipment; including physical devices and software. They are designed to maintain or increase performance for disabled...

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Prioritising Disability in the Workplace

In This Blog: disability inclusion in the workplace can be the top inclusion priority for many organisations. This blog talks about the ways to implement...