Curated organisations, toolkits, research, and guides to support disability-inclusive employment worldwide.
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Business Disability Forum works with over 600 member organisations employing millions of people globally, providing consultancy, toolkits, and an advisory service on disability inclusion. Their Disability Essentials range includes free resources on workplace adjustments, recruitment, neurodiversity, mental health, and inclusive communications. They also offer a Global Toolkit for multinational employers and a Disability Standard benchmarking tool.
A comprehensive 2-hour online course by Dr. Tiffany Jameson covering neurodivergence and neurotypes, mental health connections, how neurodivergent traits manifest at work, masking, sensory environments, effective dialogue, and inclusive recruitment and onboarding strategies. Suitable for HR professionals, managers, and colleagues wanting to build understanding and create neuroinclusive workplaces.
The Zero Project, hosted by the Essl Foundation, identifies and shares innovative practices and policies on disability inclusion worldwide. Their 2025 conference focused specifically on Employment and ICT, bringing together organisations like the European Disability Forum and featuring scalable solutions for disability-inclusive workplaces and digital accessibility.
The European Commission's EURES job mobility portal includes a dedicated section on employment and support for persons with disabilities across all 27 EU countries plus Switzerland and Iceland. It details employment rights, social security provisions, accessibility guidance, and relocation support for disabled workers considering cross-border employment.
France 3 Toutes Rรฉgions report profiling Yannick and Dylan, who show that disability is not a barrier to employment: one finds his place in a social enterprise, the other changes attitudes to disability through theatre.
MDR Investigativ documentary reporting that only around 39% of German companies fully meet their statutory obligation to employ people with disabilities, examining why workplace inclusion often fails in practice.
Interview with Mike Iannelli, co-founder of ABLR, and Heather Buster, a visually impaired professional who completed ABLR's workforce training program and secured employment.
A WorkingNation Discourse short documentary following employees at Cadmus, examining what it's like to disclose physical and mental health disabilities at work and how an intentionally inclusive employer supports that.
Acas (the UK's Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) explains that around one in seven people in the UK are neurodivergent, yet many face employment barriers due to lack of understanding, with practical guidance for employers.
Official UK government (Department for Work and Pensions) video explaining the Disability Confident employer scheme, which supports employers in making the most of disabled people's talents in the workplace.
DEI consultant and disability advocate Catarina Rivera explains why employers and leaders already have many disabled employees they don't know about, and shares three free, simple best practices for building disability inclusion into workplace culture.
A doctor, wheelchair user, and disability advocate argues that disability remains a major barrier to employment for millions, and that people with disabilities are an under-tapped talent pool employers should actively recruit.
Representation advocate Tiffany Yu outlines three concrete ways employers can change their practices to help employees with disabilities contribute their full skills and talents.
TED Fellow Ryan Gersava argues that of the one billion people worldwide living with a disability, too many remain unemployed or feel pressured to hide their condition, and calls on companies to actively welcome and support disabled employees.
Produced by REHADAT, Germany's long-running (30+ year) information service on disability and working life, and hosted by Rufus Witt, who is himself blind. Covers workplace participation topics such as "Blind im Bรผro" (blind in the office), employing people with Down syndrome, and employer support contact points.
French podcast hosted by consultant-trainer Laurรจne Majada, giving depth to disability policy at work. Season 1 covered "dys" disorders in the workplace; season 2 covered autism in employment, identifying barriers while highlighting the skills of atypical professional profiles.
Produced by the National Disability Institute's Small Business Hub, this series highlights entrepreneurial support programs and resources for entrepreneurs and small business owners with disabilities, distributed with ASL and captions on YouTube.
Hosted by Brandy Schantz, a disabled veteran, workplace accommodation expert, and workforce development leader. Explores disability inclusion, reasonable accommodations, veterans in the workplace, and public policy, across five seasons and over 100 episodes.