Briefings and
workshops
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Attracting disabled graduate talent — communicating opportunities clearly and making recruitment information and events accessible.
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Inclusive recruitment and selection — reviewing application processes, interviews, assessment centres, psychometric tests and group exercises.
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Disclosure and recruitment adjustments — creating clear routes for candidates to discuss access needs and request support.
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Disability confidence for line managers — developing constructive conversations and responding to individual needs.
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Workplace adjustments — considering working environments, communication, working arrangements and access requirements.
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Onboarding and the first 90 days — helping graduates understand expectations, support routes and team practices.
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Psychological safety and team culture — challenging ableist assumptions, unconscious bias, bullying and exclusion.
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Careers and the leadership pipeline — examining access to development, progression and leadership opportunities.
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Disability and organisational decisions — considering the consequences of barriers and the costs of failing to address them.
Opening graduate opportunities to disabled talent
Disabled Student Futures helps employers examine how disabled and neurodivergent candidates experience recruitment and working life. We work with graduate recruitment teams, HR colleagues, managers and learning and development teams to identify barriers and agree practical improvements to recruit the most appropriate talents from a spectrum of abilities.
Our approach connects graduate recruitment experience, commercial judgement and lived experience of disability. Support can focus on one stage of recruitment or follow the journey from attraction and selection through onboarding, retention and progression.
Consultancy and reviews
We can examine selected recruitment materials, candidate communications, adjustment processes and onboarding arrangements. Reviews can include discussions with relevant teams and disabled people’s perspectives where appropriate. Scope, methods and outputs are agreed before work begins.
Recommendations focus on achievable improvements, with clear responsibilities and a timetable for reviewing progress. Measures are selected with your organisation to reflect the issue being addressed.
Preparing graduates and their managers
Linked sessions can support graduates and the people managing them. Topics include discussing access needs, workplace adjustments, accessible working practices, career confidence and the transition from university into the first graduate role.
