Tech Giants Join Push to Improve Workplace Accessibility

The government has brought together major technology companies - including Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon - with disability charities to discuss how modern tech can help remove barriers that prevent disabled people from finding and keeping jobs.

The focus was on practical tools that are already available and how these could be more widely adopted. These include screen readers, real-time captioning and new AI-powered visual description tools.

This roundtable ties in with wider government plans, including the Connect to Work programme which is aiming to help 300,000 sick or disabled people into employment.

Plans are also afoot to overhaul the Disability Confident scheme with tougher standards and tailored support for smaller businesses. 19,000 employers have already signed up.

The increased focus on making the workplace more accessible for disabled people may mean there are increasing opportunities to unlock talent that could both provide benefits to the community and improve business.

See: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tech-giants-meet-disability-sector-to-break-down-barriers-at-work