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designed to encourage employers to recruit, retain, and develop disabled people.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø originally gained Two Ticks (previous scheme name) accreditation in April 2012, and Disability Confident broadens and deepens our existing commitment as an employer.

Our commitments

As a Disability Confident Leader we commit to the below core activities:

• Actively looking to attract and recruit disabled people
• Providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job
• Being flexible when assessing people so disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job
• Making reasonable adjustments as required
• Encouraging our suppliers and partner firms to be Disability Confident
• Ensuring employees have sufficient disability equality awareness
• Promoting a culture of being Disability Confident
• Supporting employees to manage their disabilities or health conditions
• Ensuring there are no barriers to the development and progression of disabled staff
• Ensuring managers are aware of how they can support staff who are sick or absent from work
• Valuing and listening to feedback from disabled staff
• Reviewing our Disability Confident self-assessment

Leadership

51³Ô¹ÏÍø is committed to continuing or initiating the work needed under the Leadership criteria of Disability Confident. This includes, but is not limited to, the following activities:

• Using social media to promote and share good practice on Disability Confident
• Networking with other universities
• Being a mentor, coach, buddy or providing peer support to others
• Engaging with other local employers to share good practice
• Celebrating success, for example being nominated for or the winner of a recognised award
• Being nominated for and/or winning local, regional and national awards for the employment of disabled people
• Sponsoring or hosting Disability Confident inspired events