Business Disability Forum

Diane Lightfoot speaks to Professor Amanda Kirby CEO of Do-IT Solutions about neurodiversity in the workplace. Diane and Amanda also discuss what the world could look like post-COVID-19 and the opportunity to reinvent the workplace.

Business Disability Global Debates: with Diane Lightfoot and Lyn Lee by Business Disability Forum

This week our CEO Diane Lightfoot spoke with Global Head of Accessibility for Atos, Neil Milliken. about working from home during the lockdown and the upcoming Global accessibility awareness day (GAAD) which is on May 21. Neil tells us what the day means to him and how Atos are celebrating it.

We are delighted to present to you our new podcast series business disability debates sponsored by HSBC, our CEO Diane Lightfoot is speaking with Business Disability Forum board member and founder of 50 million voices, Iain Wilkie. In this series, we explore and debate the key disability issues of today Diane and Iain talk about Iain's early life and work-life and if these were affected by having...

We are delighted to present to you our latest podcast, Brendan Roach Global Taskforce & Partner Development Manager is joined by Business Disability Forum board member and founder of 50 million voices, Iain Wilkie. In this episode, Brendan's and Iain talk about the importance of senior leaders being open about having a disability. The reaction to someone who stammers in different countries and why...

In this second part of Brendan's and Lucy's conversation with Debra, they talk about the importance of global inclusion and the emergence of AI.

We are delighted to present to you our latest podcast, Brendan Roach Global Taskforce & Partner Development Manager and Taskforce Manager Lucy Ruck are joined by Ruh Global IMPACT CEO and founder Debra Ruh. In this episode Brendan, Lucy and Debra talk about how disability has impacted Debra's life in a professional and personal way.

In this episode Bela and Catherine will be talking about the rights of disabled customers, clients, service users – whatever they might be called; people who the Equality Act 2010 says have the right not to be discriminated against by service providers. Why are there so few cases against service providers? Is it because there is no discrimination or is it because the law and enforcement isn’t fit...

In this episode from Business Disability Forum, Bela Gor and Microlink CEO Nasser Siabi discuss a neurofeedback device FocusBand. Nasser feels this technology which has been used by athletes to remain calm and focused in competitions could be beneficial to employees in the workplace to managing their own mental health.

We are delighted to present to you our latest podcast, the first of our new legal podcast series, Business Disability Forum's Head of Campaigns & Legal Bela Gor speaks to Catherine Casserley who specialises in discrimination and equality, employment and human rights law.

We are delighted to present to you our latest podcast, the third and last in our new global podcast series, Business Disability Forum's senior disability consultant Brendan Roach speaks to Fundación ONCE consultant Edurne Alvarez de Mon. This series covers the theme of 'identity' on a global stage - Brendan talks with Edurne about her role at Fundación ONCE and what she feels Spain gets right and...

This series covers the theme of 'identity' on a global stage - Brendan talks with Caroline about her goal of influencing at least 500 companies to commit to having disability on their board agenda.

Senior disability consultant Brendan Roach speaks to British ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce about disability on a global scale.

Technology Taskforce Manager Lucy Ruck has a call with Diversity & Knowledge Manager for KPMG Neil Eustice .

Business Disability Forum's Technology Taskforce Manager Lucy Ruck sits down with our founder of Making lemonade and head of employment for Thomas Pocklington Trust Steph Cutler. This series covers the theme of "identity" - Lucy talk with Steph about the impact sight loss has had in her work and social life.

Business Disability Forum's Technology Taskforce Manager Lucy Ruck sits down with our Executive Team Assistant Katherine Beavis. This series covers the theme of "identity" - Lucy finds out how Katherine identifies as having a non visible and visible disability.

Business Disability Forum's Technology Taskforce Manager Lucy Ruck sits down with Martyn Sibley Disability Horizons co-founder, blogger, author & podcaster. This series covers the theme of "identity" - Martyn tells Lucy about his life of travel, experiences through school and his ultimate goal.

Business Disability Forum's Technology Taskforce Manager Lucy Ruck sits down with Corie Brown from Channel 4.This series covers the theme of "identity" - Lucy finds out how Corie became continuity announcer & co-Chair of 4Purple.

Business Disability Forum's Technology Taskforce Manager Lucy Ruck sits down with Caroline Eglinton from Network Rail. This series covers the theme of "identity" - Lucy and Caroline talk about how growing up in a small town meant having to live a secret life.

Business Disability Forum's Technology Taskforce Manager Lucy Ruck sits down with Graeme Whippy MBE. Lucy and Graeme talk about how disability has changed over the years in their lives.

In the first of our new series of podcasts, Business Disability Forum's Technology Taskforce Manager Lucy Ruck sits down with CEO Diane Lightfoot. This series covers the theme of "identity" - and Lucy and Diane have a thoroughly candid conversation about how disability has played a part in their lives.

Diversity and technology with Neil Milliken by Business Disability Forum

With the fast approaching General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which will come into affect 25 May 2018, senior disability consultant Charles Clement and business disability advisor Kim Whippy discuss the importance of data monitoring.

To mark the United Nations (UN) International Day of Disabled Persons (5 December 2018) we are joined by Business Disability Forum Chief Executive Officer Diane Lightfoot and Senior Disability Consultant Brendan Roach. They discuss how important organisations are in pushing disability best practice forward to improve the lives of disabled people globally.

Today is World Mental Health Day (10 October 2017), to mark the occasion our Advice Service & Policy Manager Angela Matthews sat down with Senior Disability Consultant Christopher Watkins to discuss this year’s theme, workplace well-being.