One of your team members gets signed off with back pain. You remember they had recently seemed to be in discomfort at work. How can you support them on their return? Read #WorkplaceAdjusments scenarios in our FREE Disability Essentials resources: ow.ly/c4QT50X0IXe#WorkplaceAdjusments #ReasonableAdjustments

Calling all star bakers! The applications for the next series of #GreatBritishBakeOff are open until 15 December at 1 pm. If you or someone you know is interested, visit www.applyforbakeoff.co.uk or email [email protected]. #GBBO #BakeOff @britishbakeoff.bsky.social

Skill up your team in #DisabilityInclusion with our training courses. We offer 4 standard courses, plus tailored or bespoke learning. Open to all, with discounted prices for our Members and Partners. Find out more: ow.ly/U9ru50WTV4m#DisabilityInclusion #WorkplaceTraining #LearningAndDevelopment

#AccessibilityTraining for your colleagues is critical, but where can you find it? The experts in our Tech Taskforce have put together a range of tried-and-tested resources and suppliers you can use, some of which are completely free: ow.ly/cAGO50WUE8S#AccessibilityTraining #BDFTechTaskforce #A11y

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Global organisations in our membership now have until 28 November to sign up to our Global Assessment to measure their performance in #DisabilityInclusion. Sponsored by Shell and Schneider Electric. Find out more: ow.ly/Xf8s50WYSXb#DisabilityInclusion. #GlobalBusiness

Registration is open for our online #GlobalConference on 20 November, sponsored by HSBC. Join us to hear about how businesses are working in this complex global landscape. Free for Members and Partners, £200 + VAT for non-members. ow.ly/92eU50WZevT #DisabilitySmartWorld

FREE webinar on retaining disabled employees on 16 October, 12 - 1 pm. The next webinar in our 'What works?' series will explore what disabled employees really want from a workplace, so you can retain disabled talent. Open to all. ow.ly/YAzH50WY18t #Retention #DisabilityInclusion

Why does #EmployeeEngagement matter in #DisabilityInclusion? Our Senior Business Partner Team Lead explains why engagement should be the cornerstone of your inclusion strategy, and how to give your employees opportunities to share their experiences. ow.ly/jfXR50WVhuH

Thank you to the BBC for covering the challenges that disabled people and employers are experiencing with #AccessToWork on BBC Breakfast this morning. Read the online story with comment from us and our Partner Allianz UK: ow.ly/qwRu50WY0sg #DisabilityInclusion

Is your organisation serious about #DigitalAccessibility? Show your commitment by signing up to the Accessible Technology Charter. It's a public declaration which sets out 10 commitments to good practice. ow.ly/LjZJ50WTYgt#DigitalAccessibility? #BDFTechTaskforce #A11y

Businesses are failing employees with disabilities by overlooking their skills, charity warns, leading to a gap in employment levels #hrnews www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1932...

Do you want your people managers to understand #WorkplaceAdjustments? Our new course Inclusive Line Management gives managers the blueprint needed to co-create successful workplace adjustments with disabled colleagues. Open to all. Discounted for our membership. Video:

London models help change the image of disability ethicalmarketingnews.com/london-model... @businessdisability.bsky.social

The sign-up window for the Global Assessment is now OPEN (Members and Partners only). Sign up before 26 September to complete the Assessment in January 2026. Thank you to our sponsors Shell and Schneider Electric. Find out more about the Assessment in our video: youtu.be/fvm9Q5c0vI8?...

Dates for the calendar 📅 Our Member @geniuswithin.bsky.social have 2 great webinars on #Neurodiversity coming up this autumn. Find out more and book on their website: geniuswithin.org/web...#Neurodiversity #Neuroinclusion #InclusiveManagement #ReasonableAdjustments

NEW #WorkplaceAdjustments training for managers! 💡 Introducing Inclusive Line Management, our new course available as part of our #LearningAndDevelopment service. Delivered live, in-person or virtually. Available to all. Discounts available for our Members and Partners. ow.ly/Ykjo50WTNZK

Emma and Amelia, 2 models from our 'Changing the image of disability' campaign, get the spotlight in an article in @ethicalmarket.bsky.social. Read on to find out why they took part, and why authentic #DisabilityRepresentation is important to them: ow.ly/yPB150WUAgv

To support disabled employees and welcome disabled customers, organisations must remove and reduce barriers—including in #Technology. Read our free guidance on how to get the right technology or provide alternatives. ow.ly/j26j50WMStg#Technology. #BDFTechTaskforce #DisabilityInclusion

Announcing our online #GlobalConference 'Disability inclusion in a complex world' on 20 November, 10 am - 4 pm GMT. Kindly sponsored by HSBC. £200 + VAT. Free for our Members and Partners. Find out more and register: ow.ly/NhbO50WTaQ9#GlobalConference #DisabilitySmartWorld

Global organisations, sign up for our Global Assessment from 15 September—a new tool to measure your progress in #DisabilityInclusion across your markets. Sponsored by Shell and Schneider Electric. Membership only. ow.ly/KkWA50WAO5I

The European Accessibility Act (EAA) has been in place for a few months now, but how confident are you that your organisation is really ready? Read our free EAA resource to find out what businesses need to know and do. ow.ly/piE750WMOG7 #BDFTechTaskforce #EAA #Accessibility #A11y

Why is disability inclusive #CustomerService crucial? It's the right thing to do, and it's also good for business. More from Angela Matthews, our Director of Public Policy and Research in this article for THIIS Magazine: ow.ly/iCuN50WMWZF#CustomerService #CustomerService

Have you heard about our new Global Assessment tool? It is designed for global organisations to measure their performance in #DisabilityInclusion. You can complete it as a self-assessment or with a feedback session. Application window opens 15 September. (Membership only.) ow.ly/Sv2e50WmoB5

How can you empower frontline staff to deliver disability inclusive service? The resources in our Think Disability set support #DeskFreeWorkers in the #UtilitiesSector in building confidence around disability. More sectors coming soon. Find out more: ow.ly/PY0W50WCOIo

We recommend organisations have an #AssistiveTechnology catalogue, giving a shortlist of available equipment while allowing for flexibility. Read our free guide for useful statistics and a list of tech solutions to get you started. ow.ly/Gsj250WtRf3#AssistiveTechnology #BDFTechTaskforce #DisabilityInclusion

#Accessibility should be a strategic focus at the highest levels. Our CEO Diane Lightfoot shares insights in this article in @businessquarter.bsky.social: ow.ly/WAtE50WK9qZ #DisabledCustomers #CustomerService #DisabilityInclusion

What's included in our new resource set for #DeskFreeWorkers in utilities: 📋 Practical guidance in digital guides and videos. 📋 Disability fact sheets. 📋 Resources for Team Leads. 📋 Implementation guide. Available for purchase. Free for Partners, 50% off for Members. ow.ly/jWUo50WCK72

Join our membership to get access to hundreds of resources on #DisabilityInclusion and business, such as: The People Manager Toolkit. The Redundancy and Redeployment Toolkit. The Recruitment Toolkit. Employment and Workforce resources. Find out more about membership: ow.ly/jpao50WCRp7

Our Director of Public Policy and Research Angela Matthews gives recommendations on how to create accessible experiences for your disabled customers in this @businessquarter.bsky.social article. #CustomerService #DisabilityInclusion #Accessibility #DigitalAccessibility

How do you fund IT #Accessibility within your business? As with any other area of IT, #AccessibilityFunding needs to be thought out and managed. Read our free resource to find out how to identify and manage your IT accessibility budget: ow.ly/uypW50WtQtN#Accessibility#AccessibilityFunding#BDFTechTaskforce #Technology

The application window for our Global Assessment (sponsored by Shell and Schneider Electric) opens in a month. Secure buy-in today! This new tool tool allows global organisations to evaluate and improve their performance in #DisabilityInclusion. Open to membership only. ow.ly/kajV50Wmek9

Our FREE Technology Toolkit is packed with loads of information around managing #DigitalAccessibility in your organisation. Think of it as the kind of pragmatic advice you wish someone had told you when you started off in #Accessibility. Open to all: ow.ly/PXy050WtNLl#DigitalAccessibility#Accessibility.#BDFTechTaskforce

We're launching Think Disability, a set of bite-sized resources for #DeskFreeWorkers. The first set is focused on the #Utilities sector, with retail and others sectors coming soon. Available to all for purchase. Free for Partners, 50% off for Members. Find out more: ow.ly/Bzyf50WCFBg

Inkfire's win at the #DisabilitySmartAwards2025 is in The Midlands Gazette! We love to see coverage of its #FlexibleWorking framework, which is tailored to the unique needs of its #DisabledEmployees, and based on their insights. Read more: ow.ly/AP0r50WBWpO

"You can have conversations with peers through [Business Disability Forum] in a collaborative, trusted, safe environment. And that for me, as a #DisabilityInclusion leader, has been super valuable." - Manisha Mehta, Amazon. Find out more about membership with us: ow.ly/xkIT50WvYl7

Looking for a sponsorship opportunity for your business? We're currently looking for sponsors for 3 of our resources: The Neurodiversity Toolkit. The Mental Health Toolkit. The Technology Toolkit. Find out more: ow.ly/PwSK50WwEPb

'(...) businesses are not providing accessible customer experiences and service delivery. This is not only a failure of basic equal rights but is also a missed business opportunity.' Our Director of Research comments on Government's disabled consumers research in ‪@forbes.com‬: ow.ly/bx9B50WAyPu

How is your organisation doing in #DigitalInclusion? Find out with our free Accessibility Maturity Model (AMM), the self-assessment tool created by our Tech Taskforce: ow.ly/r59950Wtc2C#DigitalInclusion? #BDFTechTaskforce #DisabilityInclusion #Accessibility

Our Director of Public Policy and Research Angela Matthews gives possible reasons for the increase in disability discrimination disputes, and advice on how to avoid them, in this @peoplemanagement.bsky.social article:

We're very pleased to see our #DisabilitySmartAwards2025 finalist Morgan's Butchery in the press! Find out how Miles Nicholas and his family remove barriers for their disabled customers in this @learningdisability.bsky.social‬ piece: ow.ly/iMGL50WA4oc#DisabilitySmartAwards2025 #DisabilityInclusion #CustomerService

To assess the #DisabilityInclusion maturity of a global organisation, you must take a holistic approach. This is why our Global Assessment includes headquarters and country question sets across 10 key strategic business areas. Find out more (open to our membership only): ow.ly/2axq50WlKpb

Show your commitment to #DigitalAccessibility by signing up to our Accessible Technology Charter. It's a public declaration by an organisation to make accessibility a core component of its technology strategy, with 10 good practice commitments. ow.ly/aZ2l50WfuJc#DigitalAccessibility #BDFTechTaskforce #A11y

Do you have a sales background and experience of advising on disability-related issues? Get in touch! We're hiring a Disability Business Partner (Account Manager). FT, permanent. £30,000 (OTE £32,000). Hybrid and flexible. Deadline 3 August. To apply (webpage): ow.ly/xOuY50WoctY

2 of our #DisabilitySmartAwards2025 winners, Mobility in Motion and @purpldiscounts.bsky.social, have started a partnership 👏 Disabled motorists can now get a 10 per cent discount on their first Mobility in Motion order through Purpl Discounts. Read more about the collaboration: ow.ly/n5XL50Wuvqj

What should employers and #HR teams do to support disabled colleagues while the government is holding a co-design period for stakeholders on #AccessToWork? Read the recommendations from Angela Matthews, our Director of Public Policy and Research: ow.ly/obx750Wu4Cu

Some of the most common #WorkplaceAdjustments involve technology. Organisations can find out more in our free resource, which outlines current practices and some of the key considerations when making adjustments involving technology. ow.ly/1sZI50WfnoX#WorkplaceAdjustments #BDFTechTaskforce

"Businesses, why are you making it hard for people to spend their money with you?” Read our Director of Public Policy and Research's reaction to the new Government study on the experience of #DisabledCustomers in this piece from @businessquarter.bsky.social. #DisabilityInclusion

We're hiring a Video Content Creator 📣 You will create, edit and co-ordinate video content to maximise the existing content on our Knowledge Hub. Permanent, part-time role (3 days per week) £19,800-£21,000. Hybrid and flexible. Deadline 20 July. How to apply (webpage): ow.ly/2He950Woc0q

"It was a privilege to sponsor Business Disability Forum’s Annual Conference and be united with impressive speakers and passionate attendees in our shared vision of a disability-smart world." Dr Nasser Siabi OBE, CEO, Microlink. Find out more about sponsoring us: ow.ly/LoMT50Wm9FB

Should #ITSecurity stop you from putting in #WorkplaceAdjustments? Our free guide covers the key questions to consider if your IT security clashes with adjustments. It also includes guidance on creating solutions that work for both inclusion and security: ow.ly/VNV950WfmIY#ITSecurity#WorkplaceAdjustments?#BDFTechTaskforce