The Great Big Workplace Adjustments Survey Opens
A leading not-for-profit business and disability organisation is asking employees and managers to share their experiences of requesting and arranging …
Employment News
Paralympian gold-medallist Liz Johnson to host RIDI Awards
The Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) is delighted to announce that British Paralympian, Liz Johnson, has been unveiled as the host of…
RIDI: Finalists Announced
Following a lengthy and comprehensive judging process, the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) has released its list of finalists for th…
Summing up at Derwen College for Maths Week 2019
Counting, weighing, measuring and a large amount of ‘Tweeting’ added up to a highly competitive Maths Week 2019 at Derwen College, in Shropshire.. …
First year of success for charity that helps people with long-term illness find work
A unique UK charity is celebrating its first anniversary with an impressive year of firsts in its mission to help those with long-term health conditio…
Is your business confident in supporting people with disabilities?
On the 14th of March, Iansyst in partnership with the Cambridge Network will be hosting a free-to-attend event, Becoming Disability Confident, at the …
Photo travels the world for Internet Safety Day
A photo posted on social media has reached more than 19,000 people and travelled as far as New Zealand, demonstrating to students the far-reaching pow…
Help your venture to Thrive with UnLtd
Applications are now open for Thrive: Access to employment until 14th February 2019. Thrive is a new social accelerator helping ambitious social ve…
ERSA Employability Awards 2019 open today
Today marks the official opening of the seventh annual ERSA Employability Awards. Entries are now open to individuals and organisations supporting job…
Be the Difference – Find out more about our employment iniatitive
Regular readers of Able Magazine will already know that we recently launched our employment initiative, ‘Be the Difference’, with the specific aim of …
New award in memory of a remarkable young woman
A specialist Shropshire college is to award a trophy to an intrepid student each year in memory of a much-loved adventurous young woman. Derwen Col…
Sopra Steria Recruitment becomes a RIDI 100 organisation
Sopra Steria Recruitment, one of the UK’s leading staffing companies and managed recruitment service providers, is delighted to announce that it has b…
Chronically-ill 37-year-old lands first ever job, thanks to ground-breaking UK charity
Victoria Clutton calls for employment barriers to be removed for the long-term ill, as ASTRiiD (Available Skills for Training, Refreshing, Improvement,…
Evenbreak wins UnLtd award for driving social change
Evenbreak, a pioneer in disability-specific recruitment, has secured support from UnLtd, the UK’s foundation for social entrepreneurs. The funding and …
Minister calls on businesses to reveal how many disabled staff they employ
Large companies should reveal the numbers of disabled people they employ, the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Sarah Newton urged today a…
Working Well? InWorkGM: How Greater Manchester’s devolution is seeking to help disabled people into work
It was upon seeing a flyer in the window of the local Job Centre that I became aware of the scheme that is seeking to combat discrimination and work ha…
Be the Difference – Our main aim is to assist in matching disabled people with suitable, inclusive employers
Regular readers will already know that we recently launched our employment initiative, ‘Be the Difference’, with the specific aim of helping more disab…
Primas Media – Tom Jamison, Employer Case Study
As the founding member of the new Be the Difference employment initiative, Primas Media, publisher of Able Magazine, is looking to recruit disabled peo…
Innovative employment programme wins national award
A Weston College programme that helps young people move into paid work has won a national award. The ‘Into Work’ course took the prize in the ‘Inclu…
Blind baker challenges public attitudes
Penny Melville-Brown from Hampshire (UK) is living proof that many people under-estimate what blind people can do. Research published today by the R…
Lucy takes on her dream role at The Fremantle Trust
Aylesbury’s Lucy Cox starts a new job this week at care provider and charity, The Fremantle Trust, during Disability Employment Awareness Month. Luc…
Poole dad undertakes gruelling triathlon in aid of Royal Navy comrade’s legacy
An IT director from Poole swapped his laptop and mobile for running shorts, swimming gear and bike attire, to complete the London Triathlon, raising mu…
Primas Media – Terry Gillian, Employer Case Study
As the founding member of the new Be the Difference employment initiative, Primas Media, publisher of Able Magazine, is looking to recruit disabled peo…
Meet the ‘Be the Difference’ Partners for Able Magazine’s Employment Initiative
Regular readers will remember that we recently launched our employment initiative, Be the Difference, with the specific aim of helping more disabled peo…
Interview: Founder of EqualEngineers Mark McBride-Wright on diversity within engineering sector
Able Magazine caught up with 'Be the Difference' Employer, Dr Mark McBride-Wright CEng MIChemE founder of EqualEngineers to discuss inclusivity within …