Disability Confident
The Â鶹´«Ã½ joined Disability Confident at level 1 (Committed) in May 2019, achieved Level 2 (Employer) in 2021, with the aim of becoming a Disability Confident Leader by 2025.
Disability Confident
The supports employers to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to the workplace. The scheme aims to help employers successfully recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions.
Disability Confident organisations play a leading role in changing attitudes for the better. By becoming an exemplar and advisor to other employers, we will enable our staff to improve their choices and the access they have in their own workplace.
The scheme has three levels of maturity – committed, employer and leader – and our aim is to become a Disability Confident Leader by 2025. We need to evaluate ourselves as an employer and actively challenge ourselves to remove barriers to demonstrate what we are asking of others by example.
In addition to Disability Confident, the Â鶹´«Ã½ is a registered member of the (BDF), a not-for-profit organisation that makes it easier and more rewarding to do business with and employ disabled people. Through its partnership with it members, the BDF aims to empower organisations to become fully accessible for disabled customers and employees.
