Policy paper

British Telecom Plc

Published 23 July 2018

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018

Your organisation

Type of organisation: Private Sector Organisation

Name of organisation British Telecom Plc

Charter for Change

Please read the attached Summit Charter for Change: the principal legacy of the Summit. If your organisation is happy to sign up to the Charter, please confirm by putting a cross in the box below.

My organisation signs up to the Summit Charter for Change ☒

Your organisation’s commitments to achieve the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries:

Commitments to eliminate Stigma and Discrimination

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Stereotypes, attitudes and behaviours

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who has supported its development (75 words limit):

We will work across the organisation to remove bias and enable a culture where disability is no barrier to a successful career.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

We will deliver our flagship programme Inclusion is Personal to top 700 leaders by 2020

Commitments for Inclusive Education

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Additional resources and implementation Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit): We will provide an inclusion toolkit for all managers and ensure unconscious bias training is available to all employees. Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit) Implementing in 2018/19

Commitments for Economic Empowerment

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Reasonable accomodation in the workplace and training institutions

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

Continue our work on disability passports and educate managers on how to create a work space which takes into account individual needs

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

ongoing

Commitments for Technology and Innovation

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: New programmes or services

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

We are working with our products and services team to ensure we develop products which are inclusive and meet the needs of our customers with impairments

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

ongoing

Commitments for Data Disaggregation

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Other

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

We are working closely with our data protection team on encouraging declaration regarding our disabled workforce and will continue to provide an environment where everyone feels ‘safe’ to declare

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

ongoing

Other Commitments

Please enter the exact wording of any other commitment/s that do not fall under the themes above, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

We remain committed to be a disability confident employer and encourage others and our supply base to sign up