Useful links for employers

Disability information and financial help

Access to Work
This Jobcentre Plus scheme can offer businesses a grant towards the approved costs that arise because of an individual’s disability (not applicable to government departments, which are expected to set examples).
Disability Employment Advisors
Provide extra employment support for working people with a disability.
Job Introduction Scheme
Grants for employers for a range of schemes, including support for new starters with disabilities for their first six weeks of employment.
The Disability Discrimination Act and you
Advice for employers.
Disability Discrimination Act Code of practice on employment and occupation
This explains in detail what disability discrimination law requires and gives many case studies.
RADAR
A national network of disability organisations and disabled people run by and working for disabled people. This site provides a gateway to information about disability and employment, with some organisations providing guidance on risk assessment relevant to the specific disability.
Employers’ Forum on Disability
- an employers' organisation focusing on disability as it affects business - aiming to make it easier to recruit and retain disabled employees and to serve disabled customers.

Five steps to risk assessment
Example risk assessments
Managing sickness absence and return to work
Human factors and the individual
Taking account of people's capabilities and limitations in the design of work
Workplace Health Connect
A confidential service designed to give free, practical advice on workplace health, safety and return to work issues, to smaller businesses (with 5 to 250 workers) in England and Wales.

Acas
Impartial advice that aims to improve organisations and working life through working with employers and employees to solve problems and improve performance.