Procurement is an area of huge importance for disability inclusion – but it is often overlooked because it is outside the business areas of disability inclusion professionals.| Business Disability Forum
This resource addresses the challenge of turning accessibility from a cause championed by a few passionate enthusiasts into a mainstream concern within the organisation.| Business Disability Forum
This resource outlines the role of accessibility standards and training, and where to look for more information.| Business Disability Forum
This user guide helps you develop a procurement policy to ensure you buy only accessible products.| Business Disability Forum
Accessibility is about making information, products, and systems usable for disabled people and everyone.| Business Disability Forum
Accessibility testing is a critical part of your organisation’s roll-out of new software, along with upgrades and updates to existing software.| Business Disability Forum
Business Disability Forum are the leading business membership organisation in disability inclusion. We work with over 600 Members employing over 20% of the UK workforce, and a further 16 million people worldwide.| Business Disability Forum
Katie Coates, our Senior Business Partner Team Lead, explains why employee engagement is crucial to your disability inclusion strategy, and how Business| Business Disability Forum
This collection of free resources contains essential disability guidance and resources for business.| Business Disability Forum
Business Disability Forum (BDF) has called on private sector organisations to recognise the business imperative of providing accessible customer experiences and service delivery.| Business Disability Forum
Fifteen new images have been launched to the media this week as part of our Changing the image of disability campaign, which aims to improve the way that disability is portrayed in the media and advertising. The images are part of a free collection of 75 disability smart images, which are available to members of...| Business Disability Forum
Two London models, Amelia Parillon from Newham and Emma Lines from West Londonare are helping to improve the way disability is portrayed in the media.| Business Disability Forum
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) is a pivotal legal directive designed to enhance accessibility by establishing common accessibility rules throughout the EU.| Business Disability Forum
On 19 June 2025, Business Disability Forum brought together leaders, practitioners, and policymakers for its Annual Conference, exploring whether disability| Business Disability Forum
Val Proctor, Media Relations Officer at Business Disability Forum (BDF), reflects on the impact of the Disability Smart Awards 2025, sponsored by Freshfields, on 29 April. Hosts Diane Lightfoot, BDF’s CEO, and Simon Minty, BDF ambassador, disability trainer and TV personality, closed last week’s Disability Smart Awards 2025 on a high note by chatting about...| Business Disability Forum
Organisations and individuals who are working to remove barriers and make the world more inclusive for disabled people were celebrated at Business Disability Forum’s Disability Smart Awards 2025 in London last night (29 April), sponsored by Freshfields. Now in its 11th year, the Disability Smart Awards is an annual event open to organisations of any...| Business Disability Forum
Findings from a new report published by Business Disability Forum (18 March) show that mandatory disability workforce and disability pay gap reporting can have many unintended consequences for disabled employees. ‘Towards meaningful disability workforce and pay gap reporting – The challenges and unintended consequences’, also finds that while mandatory reporting is well-intentioned, reporting on numbers...| Business Disability Forum
Business Disability Forum has announced the finalists of its Disability Smart Awards 2025. These annual awards are a platform for showcasing the work of organisations, teams and individuals to help improve the life experiences of disabled people as employees and as consumers. 1 in 4 people in the UK has a disability and the estimated...| Business Disability Forum
Today is the day when Primark’s latest venture into adaptive clothing hits its stores. Its adaptive fashion range includes 49-pieces for men and women, based on its best-seller items and designed with needs of disabled people in mind. Through the collection, Primark aims to create affordable fashion which quite literally works for every body. Fashion...| Business Disability Forum