New Charter Housing Trust Group is an organisation in the East Manchester area, employing 800 predominantly local people. It didn’t take long for us to recognise that disabled people are over-represented in social housing but under-represented as employees within the housing sector. Since then, New Charter has taken positive action to remedy this by joining [...]

About PwC We help our clients and our people create the value they want. We work alongside our clients – from public and private companies to governments and charities – to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them. We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real [...]

English National Ballet is one of the world’s leading ballet companies, with the express aspiration to take ballet to the widest, most diverse audience it can. English National Ballet’s Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy extends beyond the staff and out to audiences. The Company tours the UK and discounted tickets are available for all performances [...]

Considering a career in law in Scotland? When the Law Society of Scotland spoke to a group of young people and students about the legal profession we were surprised to find one of the biggest hurdles facing them was the fact influential people in their lives (teachers, careers advisers and family) had suggested a career [...]

DISABILITY SCOOP FOR SCOTLAND New Online Disability Database Launch UPDATE- Disability Information Scotland is proud to announce the launch of their new online pan-disability database for Scotland (SCOOP). Released in conjunction with their new website – www.update.org.uk, SCOOP provides a one stop shop for disability related information in Scotland. Designed primarily for information workers, SCOOP [...]

Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts is one of the UK’s leading drama schools with a worldwide reputation for excellence in education and training. Founded in 1945, Mountview offers extensive and stimulating training for those interested in pursuing a Performance, Directing or Production Arts career.   The courses are structured to give students a thorough grounding in [...]

Portland College has a detailed and comprehensive Equality & Diversity Policy which is supported by targets for the 2009/10 academic year. The College has demonstrated its commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion matters in a number of ways, including allocating specific responsibilities throughout the College, beginning at Governing Body level. The targets we strive towards [...]

Salford City College is a proud ambassador of equality and diversity, having won a Beacon Award in 2006. As part of its mission, the College place great focus on providing support to students from within Salford and Greater Manchester. The College runs a number of specifically tailored classes to ensure that the needs of Salford [...]

We’re the largest building society in the world. And while we’re justifiably proud of our success, we’re more proud that we got to where we are today by acting in the best interests of our members. After all, as a building society they’re not just our customers; they’re also our owners. It’s a position that [...]

Oxford City Council is committed to making disability access a key priority in its aim to become a world class city for everyone. Oxford Initiatives include; • A Shopmobility Scheme used by 2,400 people annually, open 8am-6.30pm, seven days a week, with free parking for service users. Equipment is bookable in advance; outside hours coverage [...]

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service provides the 999 response service across Tyne and Wear to put out fires, rescue people from road traffic collisions and other incidents, and deal with major flooding incidents. The Service has 17 community fire stations, 30 frontline appliances, nine special appliances (including a fireboat), and specialist teams and [...]

People with Disabilities The Employees with Disabilities (EWD) Group is a council wide group run by council employees for council employees. The group has been in existence for over 16 years and was originally put in place by the council’s human resources committee to improve consultation with disabled people. Group meetings comprise of talks from [...]

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is an endowed charity that funds a large, UK-wide research and development programme. We seek to understand the root causes of social problems, to identify ways of overcoming them, and to show how social needs can be met in practice. Search Robust and reliable evidence from a broad range of sources [...]

Who we are The State Hospital is the only high security psychiatric hospital covering Scotland and Northern Ireland. Employing around 700 staff, the Hospital is located in Lanarkshire in central Scotland, midway between the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. It is one of four high secure hospitals in the UK, and one part of the [...]

Every individual can affect the bigger picture You may not have heard of Audit Scotland before, but the work we do makes a real difference for the people of Scotland. The use of medicines in hospitals; Managing increasing prisoner numbers; Improving energy efficiency. The variety of studies undertaken by Audit Scotland is astounding. As Scotland’s [...]

Notting Hill Housing is a passionate and progressive organisation that has been delivering vibrant urban regeneration and new developments in London since 1963. Love where you live We see a strong link between building people’s self-esteem and aspirations and creating confident successful communities. Our goal is that our customers love where they live. To deliver [...]

Catalyst Housing Group provides more than 14,000 affordable homes in London and the South East. Group members include Catalyst Communities Housing Association, Kensington Housing Trust and Fortunegate Community Housing. The Group employs more than400 staff, and works with local authorities, residents, and their local communities. Catalyst Housing Group operates in an area of considerable housing [...]

“Scope runs this popular and competitive initiative for disabled graduates,” Steven explains. “These graduates must have demonstrated leadership skills during their time at university. Alongside my degree, I participated in student volunteering. I held two voluntary trustee positions, one with Discovery Student Volunteering Swansea – a student-led organisation that aims to enrich the lives of [...]