In conversation with Yves Veulliet, Associate Worldwide for bdi, on disability confidence and looking people in the eye

In conversation with Yves Veulliet, Associate Worldwide for bdi, on disability confidence and looking people in the eye Yves, along with personal experience of living with a disability you have a senior mandate to increase the inclusion and employment of people with disabilities at work, tell me a little about your current [...]

2016-12-01T15:21:26+00:00December 1st, 2016|Disability confidence, Equality, Global disability|

It’s available! bdi’s publication – how and why we should ‘learn directly from disabled people’.

How and why we should ‘learn directly from disabled people’. Yesterday afternoon a group of motivated and experienced professionals from several well-known global organisations gathered to be part of an interactive, round-table workshop about ‘Learning directly from disabled people.’ The workshop, ably lead by Kate Nash OBE, who is [...]

2016-11-16T09:07:18+00:00October 6th, 2016|Collaborations, Equality, Global disability|

How and why should we ‘learn directly from disabled people?’

How and why should we ‘learn directly from disabled people?’ At least 15% of the world’s population, over 1 billion people, remain disadvantaged by deep-rooted, antiquated stereotypes about disabled people. These stereotypes and assumptions will only be transformed by learning directly from, and building relationships with, disabled people. Directly. [...]

2016-11-16T09:07:18+00:00October 3rd, 2016|Collaborations, Equality, Global disability|

bdi joins the Steering Committee of the Global Action on Disability Group (GLAD)

bdi joins the Steering Committee of the Global Action on Disability Group (GLAD) Communiqué following GLAD meeting on 17 June 2016, UN Headquarters, New York business disability international (bdi) has joined the Steering Group of The Global Action on Disability (GLAD) a new network of international aid organisations including governments, multilateral organisations, [...]