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UK Athletics Awarded Disability Confident Status

Category: Disability (Learning/Mental/Physical)

UK Athletics Disability Confident Award Collection Ceremony - Staff Posing for Photo

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 provided by employing disabled people. UK Athletics has been awarded the Disability Confident Leader status which is the highest of the three levels an organisation can be accredited.

Fundamental to the organisers’ preparation for the championships has been the recruitment of 5000 volunteers, known as ‘Runners’, a process which was crafted to support and ensure disabled applicants can reach their full potential and feel supported volunteering. 

For the volunteer interviews organisers supported those through a guaranteed interview as well as assisting those attending with flexible timing. Organisers also developed training content in the most relevant formats and each volunteer undertook a Paralympic e-learning training course.  

There are 250 Runners, who have declared themselves as being a person with a disability. helping to stage both the World Para Athletics Championships and IAAF World Championships London 2017 this summer. This is the first time that both events have been held in the same year and in the same city. 

The Minister for Disabled People, Work and Health, Penny Mordaunt, said:

“It’s great that the championships team is leading the way in creating opportunities for disabled people both on and off the athletics track. Being Disability Confident means breaking down the barriers which for too long have held disabled people back, and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to succeed in life. 

“Over the last three years more than 500,000 disabled people have entered work, but there is more to do. Employers must ensure they don’t miss out on some of the best talent in their community. Disabled people make up a significant proportion of the potential workforce and by extending these opportunities, we can have a Britain that works for everyone.”

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