BBC, ITV & Sky back plans to double disabled workforce

BBC, ITV and Sky are among firms supporting government plans to double the number of disabled people in work by 2020.

According to Creative Diversity Network (CDN) stats, only 6.8% of people appearing on screen are disabled and only 4.5% of people off screen are disabled.

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Accoding to CDN, 18% of the overall UK population are disabled. However, separate data has found that many companies are struggling to source disabled talent – with 70% not knowing where to look.

In response, The Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) has launched RIDI 100 – a directory of recruitment service providers which are committed to the inclusion of disabled jobseekers.