Disability Inclusion Hub

Welcome to our hub of exclusive resources and inspiration to help our member organisations promote disability inclusion in the workplace.

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Welcome to enei’s Disability Inclusion Hub

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Resources and information

Visit our Neurodiversity Hub for a wealth of informative resources relating to neurodiversity. Visit this link for resources that focus on mental health and wellbeing.

Blogs

Case Studies

Employer Guides

  • Disability and Employment – This guidance is designed to help you recognise areas of risk and find proactive policies for creating a working environment that reflects your organisation’s inclusive approach to employment.
  • Equality Act 2010 – The Equality Act 2010 was introduced in England, Scotland, and Wales to simplify equality law in Great Britain.
  • Hearing Loss and Deafness in the Workplace – This guide provides information and tips to help you be welcoming to—and inclusive of—the millions of working-age people in the UK who are deaf or have hearing impairments.
  • Reasonable Adjustments in the Workplace – This guidance is designed to allow you to recognise areas of risk and find proactive policies for creating a working environment that reflects your organisation’s inclusive approach to employment.
  • Stammering – This guide aims to help you understand how employees may be affected by stammering.

Quick Guides

Recordings

Notable Dates

  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Every October, people all over the world show their support for everyone affected by breast cancer.
  • Deaf Awareness Week – The focus of the week is to raise awareness of deafness and hearing loss. 
  • Deafblind Awareness Week – This is celebrated at the end of June and honours Helen Keller’s June 27 birthday. Her groundbreaking work greatly improved life for those with sight and hearing loss.
  • Disability Pride Month – Celebrated in July, Disability Pride Month is a time to highlight and celebrate the disability community and their pride.
  • Down Syndrome Awareness Month – This is observed in October since the 1980s. It’s a time to celebrate individuals with Down syndrome and raise awareness of their abilities and accomplishments.
  • Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) -GAAD is an awareness day focusing on digital access and inclusion for the more than one billion people with disabilities and impairments. It is marked annually on the third Thursday of May.
  • International Day of Persons with Disabilities – Proclaimed by the UN in 1992, and celebrated on 3 December, this day promotes the rights and wellbeing of persons with disabilities and raises awareness across all areas of society.
  • International Guide Dog Day – Celebrated on the last Wednesday in April each year, this day recognises the work of guide dogs and raises awareness of the important services they provide.
  • International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD) – ISAD was introduced in the UK and Ireland in 1998. It takes place on 22 October every year.
  • Invisible Disabilities Week – Founded in 2014 by the Invisible Disabilities Association, Invisible Disabilities Week raises global awareness of invisible disabilities and their impact. It occurs every third week in October.
  • Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) International Awareness Day – Celebrated on 12 May annually, this day coincides with the birthday of Florence Nightingale who became chronically ill from a bacterial infection and was often bedridden later in life.
  • National Day of Reflection – On this day, the country takes time to mark the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Rare Disease Day – Held annually on the last day in February, this day raises awareness for rare diseases and aspires to generate change for those seeking to improve their access to medical treatment.
  • Scottish Learning Disability Week – Scottish Learning Disability Week is Scotland’s learning disability awareness raising week, which takes place in May every year.
  • UK Disability History Month (UKDHM) – UKDHM runs from mid-November to mid-December and creates a platform to focus on the history of equality and human rights for members of the disabled community.
  • UK Learning Disability Week – UK Learning Disability Week, celebrated in June, aims to raise awareness of the experiences of people with learning disabilities.
  • World AIDS Day – Established in 1988, World AIDS Day is dedicated to awareness of AIDS and, HIV infection.
  • World Alzheimer’s Day – World Alzheimer’s Day raises awareness of Alzheimer’s challenges and highlights ways to help those affected live fulfilling lives.
  • World Alzheimer’s Month – World Alzheimer’s Month is a global opportunity to raise awareness, educate, encourage support of, and demystify Alzheimer’s disease.
  • World Braille Day – Held annually on 4 January, World Braille Day commemorates the birth of Louis Braille.
  • World Cancer Day  – World Cancer Day takes place every year on 4 February with the purpose of uniting the world in the fight against cancer.
  • World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) – This has been officially observed on 21 March by the United Nations since 2012. All over the world, events are held to amplify the voices of people who have Down syndrome.
External Resources

This resource was updated in January 2025.

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