Winner: Lehman Brothers
Runners-up: Procter and Gamble, O2
Supported by: Employers’ Forum on Disability
The Disability Excellence Award, supported by the Employers’ Forum on Disability (EFD), commends achievement in promoting positive attitudes to disability in the workplace.

“We are looking for an approach to disability that is above and beyond legal compliance,” says Rhiannon Suter, research and innovations manager at EFD. “We are looking for ‘disability confidence,’ meaning that the company understands the benefits and has the flexibility to remove barriers for groups of disabled people, but also make adjustments that enable individuals to contribute.”