@DisabilitySmart

The leading business membership organisation in disability inclusion. This account is inactive.

 London, UK and Globally
businessdisabilityforum.org.uk/
Joined September 2009
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Business Disability Forum retweeted
Ingeus UK@Ingeus_uk21 Jan 2025
We're excited to sponsor the Disability Confident awards at the @@DisabilitySmart Awards for 2025! 🌟 Join us in celebrating businesses making a positive impact on the lives of employees and customers with disabilities ow.ly/zqGI50UK2u7 📅 Entries close on 28 January 2024.
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Microlink@microlinkpc8 Jan 2025
Celebrate excellence with the BDF's #DisabilitySmartAwards! 🌟 Entries are open now and close on 17 January 2025. @DisabilitySmart tinyurl.com/2s3udh8j
Logo for the Business Disability Forum Disability Smart Awards 2025, featuring a star-shaped outline in gradient shades of purple and blue, with the text 'Disability Smart Awards 2025' prominently displayed beneath the organization's name on a light lavender background.

ALT Logo for the Business Disability Forum Disability Smart Awards 2025, featuring a star-shaped outline in gradient shades of purple and blue, with the text 'Disability Smart Awards 2025' prominently displayed beneath the organization's name on a light lavender background.

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Diane Lightfoot@DianeLightfoot10 Dec 2024
A1 Business Disability Forum @DisabilitySmart describes ourselves as working at the intersection of business, government and disabled people. It’s vital all our work inc policy, research and advice is informed by the views of disabled people from our members and our team #AXSChat
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Antonio Vieira Santos
@AkwyZ10 Dec 2024
This week on the #axschat podcast, we discuss challenges and opportunities in inclusive leadership with @DianeLightfoot from the @DisabilitySmart . We unravel the complexities of making disability inclusion a central pillar of corporate responsibility. @pierrepinna @dinisguarda @thomas_dettling @sarbjeetjohal @SpirosMargaris @jblefevre60 @PawlowskiMario @BetaMoroney @mvollmer1 @gvalan @ipfconline1 @Shi4Tech @puneetsinghal22 @kalydeoo @Ym78200 @Nicochan33 @Fabriziobustama @3itcom @chidambara09 @Analytics_699 @tewoz @ahier @EvanKirstel @FrRonconi @DigitalColmer @enilev @fogle_shane @rshevlin @jeancayeux @RLDI_Lamy @DimitriHommel @CathCervoni @Aziesmaili @CRudinschi @StefanoDeCupis @HeinzVHoenen @ralph_ohr @aure79lien @GlenGilmore @jorgecunha
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JCP Northern Employers
@JCPNWEmployers6 Dec 2024
The team @DisabilitySmart have a free toolkit with excellent advice to help SMEs become Disability Smart! Check it out here: ow.ly/eP0p50UjLxz #NorthernEmployers #AccessibleBusiness
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People Management@PeopleMgt21 Nov 2024
This Carers’ Rights Day, People Management asks experts what actions employers and the government should take to ensure employees can balance work with caring responsibilities #HRnews peoplemanagement.co.uk/artic…

Cost barrier preventing working carers from accessing leave – what more could be done to support...

This Carers’ Rights Day, People Management asks experts what actions employers and the government should take to ensure employees can balance work with caring responsibilities

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DPV@DPVH8 Nov 2024
From yesterday, 7th November, Disabled People were effectively working for free: #Disability pay gap oreaches ‘staggering level’, new data shows - #employment #rights #money #ableism ⁦@DisabilitySmart⁩ peoplemanagement.co.uk/artic…

Disability pay gap reaches ‘staggering level’, new data shows

Figures reveal full-time disabled employees now earn more than £4k less per year than non-disabled counterparts, although experts say reasons are ‘multiple and complex’

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Microlink@microlinkpc21 Oct 2024
Microlink is thrilled to join @disabilitysmart’s #GlobalConference2024, sponsored by @HSBC_UK! This event will cover #DisabilityInclusion in a changing world, with sessions covering: ➡ The European Accessibility Act ➡ Using ESG for disability inclusion tinyurl.com/ys73kbw9
An image promoting the Business Disability Forum's Global Conference titled "Disability Inclusion in a Changing World," scheduled for November 21, 2024, to be held online. The event is sponsored by HSBC, and the image features icons of people in speech bubbles representing global collaboration.

ALT An image promoting the Business Disability Forum's Global Conference titled "Disability Inclusion in a Changing World," scheduled for November 21, 2024, to be held online. The event is sponsored by HSBC, and the image features icons of people in speech bubbles representing global collaboration.

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CharityComms@CharityComms30 Oct 2024
We’ll be hearing from @LaraDavis100 from @DisabilitySmart. Lara will be sharing some top tips for inclusive and accessible digital imagery: bit.ly/3LVZikN
A purple background with a yellow burst. Text in white reads CharityComms Digital Comms Conference 2024 27 November 10:00 - 15:00 #CCDigital. In a yellow banner, purple text reads Changing the image of disability: top tips for inclusive and accessible digital imagery. In an Instagram frame, text reads Lara Davis next to a profile icon and is above a picture of Lara. In a yellow banner under the image is their title: head of communications and marketing, Business Disability Forum.

ALT A purple background with a yellow burst. Text in white reads CharityComms Digital Comms Conference 2024 27 November 10:00 - 15:00 #CCDigital. In a yellow banner, purple text reads Changing the image of disability: top tips for inclusive and accessible digital imagery. In an Instagram frame, text reads Lara Davis next to a profile icon and is above a picture of Lara. In a yellow banner under the image is their title: head of communications and marketing, Business Disability Forum.

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MyClearText@mycleartext23 Oct 2024
We’re providing live captions for tonight’s Business Disability Forum Annual Reception: Disability Inclusion: Are We Nearly There Yet? Proud to support this important discussion on accessibility and inclusion. #Accessibility #LiveCaptioning #MyClearText @DisabilitySmart
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DPV@DPVH3 Oct 2024
#disability at work: Are employers ‘Purple Washing’ to hide poor disability practice? - #work #access #inclusion #business ⁦@DisDebrief⁩ ⁦@DisabilitySmart⁩ hrnews.co.uk/are-employers-p…

Are employers ‘Purple Washing’ to hide poor disability practice? - HR News

Organisations with a diverse workforce perform better but how can you tell if an employer is truly diverse or just ‘purple washing’? This is the subject explored by Business Disability Forum (BDF) in...

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Simon Minty@simonminty19 Sep 2024
Second time I’ve heard ‘purple washing’ coined this week. Might be a new buzzword which is fine, the activity is not.
Business Disability Forum@DisabilitySmart19 Sep 2024
In the new episode of our podcast Disability Today, our CEO @DianeLightfoot welcomes guests @desibility and @bneu_andu to talk #PurpleWashing. What is it, and is your organisation doing it? ow.ly/wG3G50TpcPq #DisabilitySmart #DisabilityInclusion #PurpleHushing
Designed card for Disability Today episode 2: 'Disability inclusion in business: is it just purple washing?', with a photo of Peter Torres Fremlin, disability consultant and author of Disability Debrief, with quote: "We need to look at purple washing in the sense of disability being used to boost a business's reputation when other elements of the business are not so positive." Listen on all streaming platform and at businessdisabilityforum.org.uk/DisabilityTodayPodcast.

ALT Designed card for Disability Today episode 2: 'Disability inclusion in business: is it just purple washing?', with a photo of Peter Torres Fremlin, disability consultant and author of Disability Debrief, with quote: "We need to look at purple washing in the sense of disability being used to boost a business's reputation when other elements of the business are not so positive." Listen on all streaming platform and at businessdisabilityforum.org.uk/DisabilityTodayPodcast.

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JCP Northern Employers
@JCPNWEmployers17 Sep 2024
Do we really understand disability? Thought-provoking article by @DianeLightfoot for @PeopleMgt debunks four of the most common misconceptions! See: ow.ly/Sk7C50Qfs1I @DisabilitySmart #NorthernEmployers #DisabilityConfident
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PurpleSpace@MyPurpleSpace3 Sep 2024
📢 @DianeLightfoot CEO of @DisabilitySmart join us for the world’s first Global Disability ERG Summit on 15 October, in partnership with @FT sponsored by @MotabilityOps and @MSDInvents 👉 Register here to join the livestream tickettailor.com
ID: Designed graphic reads PurpleSpace Speaker Announcement, Diane Lightfoot, CEO of Business Disability Forum Text banner reads Global Disability EBRG Summit 15 October 2024 in partnership with Financial Times, Motability Operations and MSD. Graphic shows a photo of Diane from waist up smiling to camera, she is a white female, with curly shoulder length brown hair, wearing a black velvet blazer and patterned shirt.

ALT ID: Designed graphic reads PurpleSpace Speaker Announcement, Diane Lightfoot, CEO of Business Disability Forum Text banner reads Global Disability EBRG Summit 15 October 2024 in partnership with Financial Times, Motability Operations and MSD. Graphic shows a photo of Diane from waist up smiling to camera, she is a white female, with curly shoulder length brown hair, wearing a black velvet blazer and patterned shirt.

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THIIS Magazine@wwwthiiscouk25 Aug 2024
Replying to @DisabilitySmart
@DisabilitySmart is set to present a new webinar from its series which will explores the career life cycle – from recruitment, retention, and progression – for disabled employees. Read here: bit.ly/4drgESL
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Business Disability Forum retweeted
50 Million Voices@50MillionVoices31 Aug 2024
Please share with your networks! ...Applications now open for our 7th International Practice Interview event! You can be an interviewee or interviewer who #stutters (a little or a lot) or an interviewer who doesn't stutter #ally . Info & applications via 50millionvoices.org
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Business Disability Forum retweeted
HR magazine@hrmagazine22 Aug 2024
HR Magazine - Rethinking HR's approach to newly disabled employees hrmagazine.co.uk/content/new…
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Age Without Limits@agewithoutlimit20 Aug 2024
If you're looking to improve representation in your communications , the ‘ten principles of disability-smart imagery’ from @DisabilitySmart is well worth a look. Representation matters at any age. Visit: businessdisabilityforum.org.… #ImageLibrary #PositiveAgeing
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AT Today@ATToday_Mag21 Aug 2024
#ICYMI: @DisabilitySmart will present its ‘Getting it right for every employee: Career Progression’ webinar from its series, which explores the employee life cycle from recruitment, then retention, and onto career progression, this October. Read more: bit.ly/3WSyjvt
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@fairplaytalks@fairplaytalks4 Jul 2024
The Business Disability Forum @DisabilitySmart @DianeLightfoot has called on the future UK government to make disability employment an urgent priority. #FairPlayTalks #DisabilityInclusion fairplaytalks.com/2024/07/04… via @fairplaytalks
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