A key element of the collaboration will see WECIL support Our Media with recruitment processes and auditing the accessibility of job adverts and careers pages, insight days, work experience placements, mentoring, and training. 

This new partnership will also provide funding to WECIL’s business services social enterprise, Disability.Inc, which is then gifted back to the charity to financially support the free services that WECIL offer to disabled adults, children, and young people.

Alison Browning, Disability.Inc. Business Partner said: “WECIL has developed a range of highly effective training, consultancy, and Access Audit services, that we provide to organisations to support them in creating workplaces and service offerings that are totally inclusive of disabled people. This provides huge impact, removing barriers, physical or otherwise, that exclude disabled people.”

Andy Marshall, Group MD at Our Media commented: “WECIL is a fantastic organisation. It’s an important partnership for us as we ensure we’re adopting fully inclusive recruitment processes, and that our disabled staff have the best working environment and are completely supported.”

Ezzy Pearson, Chair of Our M.I.N.D., Our Media’s disability network group, added: “Disabled people have a huge amount to offer and can bring unique and innovative insight. I am looking forward to seeing this unlocked throughout the company. Making the business more inclusive will benefit all of us in the company, as accessibility is for everyone.”