The Disability Connect Mentoring Scheme is a reverse mentoring scheme that provides organisations with a disabled mentor to increase their awareness of disability and disability issues in the workplace to help them explore a different point of view and progress their diversity and inclusion goals.

• The scheme aims to provide organisations with a package of options and insights of how to make their organisation disability positive via the reverse mentoring scheme.
• To increase disability awareness and inclusivity within the workplace to help organisations attract and retain the best people, access their disabled customer base and create a truly inclusive culture.
• To provide a platform for disabled mentors to up skill and educate business leaders whilst building confidence, experience and employability.

Suzanne Caldwell, Cumbria Chamber’s Managing Director is currently undergoing the Disability Connect Mentoring Scheme and is finding it extremely valuable.

We’d really encourage any businesses who can, to get involved with the scheme. Full details can be found on their website here, and to sign up you can email info@disabilityconnect.org.uk.