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It’s worth regularly reminding ourselves of the real value that disabled people bring to our organisations. There have been recent mutterings about disabled people being “not worth” the minimum wage, which sends out the opposite message to reality – that disabled employees are a positive asset to any workplace.

Article on creating a culture of openness, empathy and inclusion (by Dr. Ian Dodds)

Interviews generally give a poor indication of someone’s ability to perform in a particular role. This is even more the case with autistic candidates and there are much more appropriate ways to assess them, including relevant work trials or tests. However, if you have to interview a candidate you know to be on the autistic […]

Article on 5 ways to be a better workplace ally to your colleague with Down’s syndrome (Source: www.totaljobs.com)

5 Things to Do and Don’t Do in Managing Mental Health in the Workplace

Nasser Siabi, CEO of Microlink, talks about Access to Work

Nasser Siabi, CEO of Microlink, gives some examples of assistive technology

Nasser Siabi, CEO of Microlink, talks about the benefits to businesses of providing workplace adjustments

Nasser Siabi, CEO of Microlink, gives examples of workplace adjustments

Nasser Siabi, CEO of Microlink, talks about the financial aspects of providing workplace adjustments

Nasser Siabi, CEO of Microlink, talks about engaging with employees

Nasser Siabi, CEO of Microlink, talks about managing the wellbeing of staff

Nasser Siabi, CEO of Microlink, talks about what happens when existing staff acquire an impairment

Weird requests for “unreasonable adjustments”!

Nasser Siabi, CEO of Microlink, talks about attracting talent

Nasser Siabi, CEO of Microlink, talks about the importance of inclusion

Nasser Siabi, CEO of Microlink, talks about the company

Nasser Siabi, CEO of Microlink, talks about workplace adjustments

A quick guide of disability etiquette – what to do and what to avoid!

Ways to attract disable candidates Employers are increasingly aware of the business benefits of employing disabled people. On average disabled employees are just as productive as non-disabled people, have significantly less time off, fewer workplace accidents, and stay in their jobs longer. They have inside intelligence on the “purple pound” (the estimated £212 billion that […]

Commercial Benefits of Employing Disabled People It’s a cliché, but still true that for most businesses their people are not only their most important asset, but also their most expensive. Recruiting and retaining the best people who are equipped with the right skills needed to do the job can take up much time in an […]

Information about the government’s Access to Work scheme  

Information about the government’s Disability Confident scheme

An e-book about Disability Etiquette with cartoons

The Disability Standard was developed by Business Disability Forum to help organisations to measure and improve their progress towards becoming disability-smart. It’s the best way of checking how disability-smart your organisation is, right across your business.

Key points Under the Equality Act 2010 a person is disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment which has a substantially adverse and long-term effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. In the workplace such activities are taken to include things like using a telephone or computer, interacting with colleagues, […]

Avoiding Disability Discrimination in Job Adverts (by Emma Bagshaw) Job adverts are used to advertise vacant jobs within a company. At their most basic they include details about the role, the required qualifications, and how to apply. Given that many of the best candidates are also disabled, employers must take care that their job adverts do […]

The Different Thinking Styles of People with Autism (a personal view by Will van Zwanenberg)

An old one, but a good animation!  

Video from Scope about the social model of disability