Nearly 7 million people of working age in the UK have a disability but the employment rate for disabled people lags well behind non-disabled people. Only 46% of working age disabled people are in employment compared to 76% of working age non-disabled people – representing a gap of around two million. The Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) believes more needs to be done to build disability confidence into our recruitment and employment strategies. This 5 step plan shows you how your can make a difference one step at a time, using the power of collaboration with your partners.
1st step to being disability confident is to make the case for change
2nd step to being disability confident is reviewing the recruitment and employment cycle
3rd step to being disability confident is knowing what and when to ask
4th step to being disability confident is having key relationships with disability confident suppliers
5th & final step to being disability confident is making reasonable adjustments throughout
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