Business Disability Forum
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The leading business membership organisation in disability inclusion. This account is inactive.
London, UK and Globally
Joined September 2009
Business Disability Forum is no longer posting on X. Do join us on Bluesky at @businessdisability.bsky.social and also follow us on LinkedIn:
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Registration is open for our hybrid #AnnualConference2025: 'Disability inclusion: Business as usual?', co-hosted by @ebrd.bsky.social in London and online on 19 June. Free, open to our Members and Partners only. #BDFBusinessAsUsual
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Join us on 27 February for a deep dive into the #DisabilityConfident scheme's Voluntary Reporting Framework. An expert from our Advice Service will take you through its benefits, and how to evidence its adoption in your submission. Free and open to all:
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RT @Ingeus_uk: We're excited to sponsor the Disability Confident awards at the @@DisabilitySmart Awards for 2025! 🌟 Join us in celebrating….
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Disabled people often encounter technology barriers. Organisations must understand how to remove them to support disabled employees and welcome disabled customers. Read our free resource 'How to remove barriers in technology': #BDFTechTaskforce
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ONE WEEK LEFT to enter the #DisabilitySmartAwards2025! Entries close this Sunday, 26 January at 23:59 pm. Make sure you wrap up your entries by the deadline and submit them by clicking the 'Submit' button. Enter the awards/finish your entries:
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Looking to create a more disability inclusive workplace in 2025? Our CEO Diane Lightfoot shares 5 steps to get you started in this piece for @WorkWellPro:. #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilitySmart.
January is a time for taking stock and thinking about goals for the year ahead. But considering our goals and achieving them are two very different things. Read more:
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#Packaging is a key aspect of product #Accessibility. Our CEO, Diane Lightfoot, spoke to @PackagingEurope about some of the difficulties disabled people experience with packaging. Read an excerpt from their ‘Accessible Packaging Report’ on our blog:
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We want to increase and improve representation of disabled people. To this end, we've created the 'Changing the image of disability' campaign, which includes an image bank of 600 photos, free guidelines and new research from @IpsosUK. Find out more:
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DEADLINE EXTENDED for the #DisabilitySmartAwards2025! ✨ You now have until Sunday, 26 January, at 23:59 pm to submit your entries. We want to recognise even more #DisabilityInclusion projects. Good luck! More info and enter:
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Buying accessible tech saves headaches down the line. But how can you embed #Accessibility in procurement? The #BDFTechTaskforce have created a free #Accessibility Request for Proposal to ensure accessibility from the start.
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📣 #Sponsorship opportunities! Get your brand seen by our 600+ members, 30k social media followers and 9k newsletter recipients by sponsoring events, resources or research. Tailored packages available. Learn more: #DisabilityInclusion
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ONE WEEK LEFT to enter the #DisabilitySmartAwards2025! Entries close on Friday 17 January at 5 pm. Don't miss out: this is your chance to get recognition for your work in #DisabilityInclusion. How to enter (with a video on how to write a winning entry):
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#WorkplaceAdjustments have a positive impact on all areas of management. As part of our free Disability Essentials range, we have written scenarios to illustrate why people managers must offer adjustments:. Part 1: Part 2:
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The #DisabilitySmartAwards2025 Inclusive #CustomerExperience category for small organisations rewards #SMEs with less than 250 staff that improve the experiences of disabled customers. Enter by 17 January to get the recognition you deserve. It's free!.
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RT @microlinkpc: Celebrate excellence with the BDF's #DisabilitySmartAwards! 🌟 Entries are open now and close on 17 January 2025. @Disabili….
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Why not start your 2025 by planning what you will be doing around #Accessibility this year? . Use our free Accessibility Maturity Model (AMM) to see how your organisation is doing in accessibility, and compare your score against the #BDFTechTaskforce.
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Huge congratulations to our Member @MacfarlanesLLPÂ on achieving Disability Confident Leader status. We were delighted to support them in this process.
Thrilled to announce Macfarlanes has achieved Disability Confident Leader status, the highest level in the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. This Level 3 accreditation shows our commitment to supporting & retaining disabled talent. Grateful for @DisabilitySmart's help!
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#HappyNewYear from Business Disability Forum! Proud to share that we now have 600 organisations in our membership. Their common goal? To remove barriers for their disabled employees and consumers. Will 2025 be the year your organisation joins us?.
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Did your organisation or team create accessible physical environments in 2024? Share your success story by entering the Accessible #BuiltEnvironment category in the #DisabilitySmartAwards2025 by 17 January. #Accessibility #DisabilityInclusion
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