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Concerns over accommodations and ability stalls disability hiring

Business leaders have listed their five main concerns about hiring disabled candidates

Disability charity launches Lambeth internship programme

The programme will help young people with learning disabilities gain experience for employment

Learning disabled adults experienced 87% decrease in paid employment during COVID-19

On average, only 5.6% of supported working-age adults with a learning disability are in paid employment in England, is it time for businesses to step up?

Defence firm Raytheon UK joins Business Disability Forum

Raytheon UK is the first business in its sector to become a partner of Business Disability Forum

Online employment law seminar to explore menopause discrimination

The online seminar will feature legal and wellbeing speakers and is open to employers and employees across England and Wales

Major US firms score highly on the 2021 Disability Equality Index®

The DEI is a benchmarking tool that evaluates whether companies have policies that promote inclusion for disabled groups

Bushra Ali Solicitors hires health studies graduate and disability speaker in new D&I role

Bushra Ali Solicitors has appointed Aisha Seedat as Disability, Diversity and Inclusion Champion

The Government’s National Disability Strategy is here

The Government’s new strategy plans to boost disability inclusion at work and in wider society

New disability inclusion resources available for businesses online

The resources are designed to “provide practical advice” on becoming disability-inclusive

Report reveals that ill-health and disability has risen with longer life

With the proportion of life spent in good health in decline, are workplaces flexible enough for employees with long-term conditions?