Disability Confident are running an event on 15 January 2025, with Microsoft for employers to raise awareness of some of the Digital Accessibility Tools available through mainstream technologies. The details of the event, including how to join are included below.

Audience: All employers interested in hearing about some of the digital accessibility tools available through mainstream technologies.

Objectives: The aim of this event is to provide information to employers about some of the digital accessibility tools available through mainstream technologies, how they can help people with a disability or health condition and where to find out more. This could potentially open new possibilities around the recruitment, retention, and job design for current and new employees. This event will be jointly delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Microsoft.

How to join the event: To join the call, please add the link included above to your calendar for 15 January from 11.00 until 12.00 and press the “Join Now” button at the time of the event.

It may be appropriate for a colleague to attend with you or instead of you, so please free to forward this email to anyone in your organisation or your networks who may be interested in joining the call.

We appreciate that it is short notice with the Christmas break. If you are unable to join the call, you may find the resources available from Microsoft and Google included here useful:

• Accessibility fundamentals – Training | Microsoft Learn
• Accessibility Resources and Training | Microsoft Accessibility
• Support.google.com/accessibility

If you have any questions about this event, please contact the DWP Partnership Network Team using this email address:

partnership.networkandprojectteam@dwp.gov.uk