The Invisible Faces of Hidden Disabilities

The invisible faces of hidden disabilities Mick has Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. Simple things like aftershaves and air fresheners can trigger an asthma attack so badly that he has been hospitalise...

VERCIDA gets top-level government recognition for leading on disability employment

Inclusive employment experts, VERCIDA, have been awarded the highest level of government recognition for their leadership in attracting, recruiting, retaining and promoting persons with disabilities....

UKA Staff Trained as Mental Health First Aid Champions

On Friday 1st June, three members of UK Athletics staff joined England Athletics employees on a Workplace Mental Health First Aid training course.  The one-day mental health awareness and skills cours...

Mental Health Exhibition at City College Norwich

by City College Norwich

Health & Social Care and Health Studies students from City College Norwich have come up with a creative and eye-catching way to promote mental health awareness, making a stunning quilt made up of 102...

UK Athletics: Is committed to being a Disability Confident Leader

UK Athletics is continuing its collaboration with the Hive College in Birmingham after its successful partnership in 2017. This alliance aims to give young adults a chance to gain valuable work experi...

Kaimes Beasley from MCA on mental health

Talking about mental health is sometimes awkward and uncomfortable - but the MCA like many other organisations is determined to make sure everyone can get the support they need. HM Coastguard, the sea...

Sainsbury's focusing on disability in employment

by Sainsbury's

Every business wants a diverse workplace providing equal opportunities for everyone to reach their potential. Yet when it comes to disability employment, many organisations and businesses haven’t yet...

UK Athletics Awarded Disability Confident Status

The government’s Disability Confident scheme aims to help businesses and organisations to employ, support and promote disabled people in the workplace and to make the most of the opportunities provide...

TfL launch ‘please offer me a seat’ badge

by . Transport for London

Badges for people with hidden health problems have been launched across the Transport for London (TfL) network, following a successful trial by 1,200 people in September 2016. The blue “please offer m...

City College Norwich students raise awareness of mental health

by City College Norwich

A week of activities to raise awareness of mental health, organised entirely by students, saw over 200 City College Norwich students make mental health pledges and got many more talking about the issu...

DVLA Disability Confident: Interview with Mark Thomas

The Diversity and Inclusion team at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has launched a new campaign called ‘Becoming Disability Confident’. Part of the campaign is to make sure that disable...

How DVSA protects you from unsafe drivers and vehicles

Andy Rice, Head of Counter-Fraud & Investigations talks about how DVSA protects you from unsafe drivers and vehicles. My team is responsible for setting the strategy in relation to counter-fraud acti...

Royal Mail tackle youth mental health issues

Chief Executive of The Prince’s Trust, Martina Milburn CBE, and Moya Greene, CEO of Royal Mail Group, announce a new partnership which will benefit thousands of young people across the UK. The...

ITV partner with BBC for Disability Confident Event

ITV and BBC partner for the first TV focused Disability Confident event, hosted at Coronation Street On Thursday 14 July, ITV and BBC partnered for the first TV focused Disability Confident event at...

UWE – Mental and physical health

Dr Miriam Ricci, Senior Researcher in the Centre for Transport and Society has been encouraging staff and students to get walking, this National Walking Month, in support of the UK charity Living Stre...

TfL: Assistance dogs are passengers too

by . Transport for London

TfL has launched a campaign to educate passengers with assistance dogs of their rights to travel in private hire vehicles. Customers are being reminded that private hire drivers must allow their ac...

Lloyds supports its staff with mental health issues

Lloyds Banking Group are encouraging colleagues to disclose their mental health problem at work Declaring a long term mental health condition as a disability can make a huge difference to an individu...

TFL is going to reskill 5000 employees in three - years learning programme

by . Transport for London

TfL has chosen to partner with Kallidus in a three-year programme that will see the creation of over 100 hours of immersive e-learning content to support the modernisation of London Underground and re...