GOV.UK guidance
- Employing disabled people and people with health conditions[1]. DWP guidance to help employers understand disability and support disabled people in the workplace.
- Access to Work[2]. An Access to Work grant can help with practical support if you have a disability, health condition or mental health condition.
- Work and Health Programme[3]. Help in getting and keeping a job if you are disabled and find it hard to work.
- Disability Unit[4]. Part of the Equalities Hub, with the aim of breaking down barriers faced by disabled people in the UK.
- Disability Confident employer scheme[5]. The government is working with employers to increase understanding and ensure disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential. This scheme also benefits employers who can be recognised as Disability Confident from levels 1-3.
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
- Employing people: workplace adjustments[6]. Guidance on making reasonable adjustments for disabled workers, relevant to employers in England, Scotland and Wales.
- Employment: Statutory Code of Practice[7]. General guidance on what the Equality Act 2010 means in practice to help employers meet their responsibilities. Chapter 5 covers discrimination arising from disability and chapter 6 covers the duty to make reasonable adjustments.
Other organisations
- Arbitration Conciliation and Advisory Service (ACAS): Disability discrimination[8]. Guidance on disability discrimination and rights and responsibilities at work.
- British Association for Supported Employment (BASE)[9]. The national trade association for the supported employment sector. BASE provides training and support for employers who provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
- Business Disability Forum[10]. A not-for-profit organisation aiming to create a disability-smart world by linking businesses, disabled people and government, with its membership estimated to employ around 20% of the UK workforce.
- Disability Rights UK[11]. Run by and for people with disability or health conditions, leading change and driving equal participation for all.
- Macmillan Cancer Support: Help with work[12]. Information and support for workers, with guidance and training for employers to support staff affected by cancer.