The days when disabled people were almost never seen on screen are long gone – but there is still room for improvement in the television industry, not only upfront but in the background.
Channelling a wide range of talents in the workplace can often prove difficult but a leading broadcaster has written an extensive guide to making it easier.
Employing Disabled People: A Guide For The TV Sector, has been produced by Channel 4. It includes a range of practical advice on how to find disabled talent, how to make a company more attractive to disabled people and ways to offer support to disabled employees. It also states 5 good reasons for employing disabled people, one of them being:
You need the best talent that’s out there, and you need it regardless of gender, ethnicity,sexual orientation, age, or any other characteristic.So why needlessly turn away or exclude 1 in 5 people when you’re recruiting because
they are disabled? You wouldn’t do it for the other characteristics, so don’t do it to people
who have impairments or conditions.
Meanwhile Channel 4 employee Chloe O’Toole has told campaigning organisation Disability Rights UK of her experiences after being taken on as an agency sales representive by Channel 4.
You can see Channel 4’s guide here and also read Chloe’s story
