Nearly 100,000 people sign a petition set up by a teenager calling for greater young people to be able to learn sign language. Nearly 100,000 people have signed a petition set up by an 18-year-old calling for all schools to teach basic sign language. Jade Kilduff, 18,...
February is LGBT History Month in the UK. With such an important date in the LGBT calendar coming up, we wanted to highlight the importance of this month, and discuss why marking LGBT history is still important in 2020. LGBT History Month is an observation of lesbian,...
THE chief executive of Tomorrow’s Women Wirral has been shortlisted for a top industry award. Angela Murphy has been shortlisted for the Chief Executive of the Year category at this year’s Inclusive Companies Awards. Taking place on November 28, the awards...
Six in ten disabled knowledge workers say their organisation ‘talks a good game about diversity without really acting’. Almost 8 in 10 (77%) disabled knowledge workers believe outdated technology in the workplace is limiting work opportunities for people...
The evidence is clear in the bottom line: companies with diverse workforces outperform those that draw their recruits from a narrow base. But wind power needs to do more to recruit and retain the best talent. Progress has certainly been made, but there remain too few...
Two out of three people with a disability are unemployed. People with disabilities are being left behind with two out of three unemployed, a disability conference has heard. The Irish Wheelchair Association’s WorkAbility 2019 Summit heard that over 63% of...
