19 May: Global Accessibility Awareness Day
To mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day today (Thursday 19 May), Business Disability Forum’s Technology Taskforce, is sharing several new free resources to...
One Million More Disabled People Now in Work, Yet Disability Employment Gap Remains
Over one million more disabled people are now in employment in the UK, compared to five years ago, according to the latest...
UK Passes BSL Bill, Recognising it As Official Language
A Bill to recognise British Sign Language (BSL) as a language of England, Scotland and Wales passed unopposed in UK parliament yesterday...
RIDI Launches New Research to Help Recruit Back Better
The Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) has announced a new research project to help organisations recruit back better. Despite...
Global Conference: Creating a Disability Smart World Together
A disability smart world is one in which disabled people are included in conversations and can access all environments; from workplaces to...
21-27 March 2022: Neurodiversity Celebration Week at Work
This week from 21-27 March 2022 we observe Neurodiversity Celebration Week. The worldwide initiative challenges...
BSL Bill Passes Final Hurdle in House of Commons
The British Sign Language (BSL) Bill passed the final hurdle in the House of Commons, as thousands of Deaf people gathered to...
Guide to Help Workplaces Be More Accessible For Disabled Staff
Business Disability Forum (BDF) has published a new global guide to help businesses make their environments accessible for the one billion people...
UK MPs to Vote on BSL Bill During Sign Language Week
On Friday 18 March 2022, during Sign Language Week, UK MPs will debate the British Sign Language (BSL) Bill; for its third...
14-18 March 2022: Sign Language Week
Sign Language Week is celebrated across the UK every year in March; to coincide with the anniversary of the recognition of British Sign Language (BSL) by...
Telling Statistics
