Disability Initiatives at TfL

Staff Network Group for Disability

The Staff Network Group for Disability breaks down barriers and gives disabled people a voice through support groups, awareness events and forums which raise the profile of disabilities.

Over the years the group has directly supported hundreds of disabled staff, their managers and departments. They’ve successfully improved working conditions for disabled staff, for example making it easier to access Reasonable Adjustments.

The Group knows the power of understanding – because of that they also help colleagues to understand how they can offer support to disabled people and customers. Among other things they have created an internal peer-to-peer support group for people who have experience of mental health conditions or wish to help others who do, and have launched a visually impaired user group, which brings together visually impaired staff, so they can network, raise common issues and solve them.