Disability confident scheme is a government scheme designed to help employers recruit and retain disabled people for their skills and talent.

The scheme:

Allows employers to have a greater understanding of disability

Allows disabled people to fulfil their potential

Benefits for employers:

Draw on the widest possible pool of talent

Secure and retains high quality staff who are skilled, loyal and hardworking

Improve employee morale and commitment by demonstrating that they treat all employees fairly.

Allows employers to challenge attitudes to disability.