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Myths Debunked Around Employing People with Disabilities
Equality, diversity and inclusion is now at the forefront of many company agendas when recruiting staff, but a majority have made race, gender, religion or sexual orientation a priority over disability. This was proven in a report from CIPD (2022) that found that just... read more »
Are your staff the reason that disabilities are hidden?
Whenever I work with a large organisation, I always ask, ‘how many people with a disability do you employ?’ To which, they usually respond with a very small percentage, often as low as one. I then ask them if they are certain about that... read more »
How much do we really learn in 'general' EDI training?
When it comes to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) training- there’s a lot to cover. After all, The Equality Act 2010 outlines nine different protected characteristics, so providing staff with a good foundation of general training on every one of these, (all in a limited... read more »
Making office festive fun accessible for all
It’s that time of year when workplaces are having their annual festive 'knees up'- but is your party fun for all? How much effort and planning goes into consideration for guests with disabilities? Chris Jay, Bascule’s Managing Director, considers how festive celebrations can be... read more »
Inclusive Video Conferencing
Bascule Managing Director Chris Jay offers a few tips on how to make video conferencing more inclusive There was a time when having a virtual meeting was a modern novelty- but now, in a post pandemic world, where Zoom has become a... read more »
Accessibility- Falling at the first hurdle
In this guest blog, Bascule’s PR and Comms Manager, Spencer Butt describes his recent experience of an organisation’s failings in accessibility Having worked with Bascule Disability Training for many years, I feel like I have learnt quite a bit about accessibility. Managing the PR and... read more »
Chris Jay presents at the Skills and Employability Summit 2022
Chris Jay, (our MD), recently presented at the Skills and Employability Summit in London- His presentation - 'A Cultural Transformation: Overcoming Obstacles to Promote Recruitment and Retention for People with Disability and Neurodiversity' can be seen in full here:read more »
Chris Jay- My story ...
In honour of CP Awareness Month, I thought it would share a little of my life story. I was born on 9th June 1985, the problem is, I was supposed to arrive in August! I was just over a kilogram when I was born, 10... read more »
Disability- The detrimental impact of secrecy
This article originally appeared on Occupational Health and Wellbeing. Many people go about their working lives keeping their disability a secret from their employers, much to the detriment of their health and wellbeing. Here, Chris Jay -the... read more »
Why are we awkward around people with disabilities?
If you are familiar with Bascule Disability Training- you’ll know that we regularly recite the statistic -67% of people feel uncomfortable or awkward when talking to a person with disabilities. (Originally taken from research by Scope in 2014). We often ask businesses to consider how... read more »
