EFD meets with Archbishop of Canterbury

14th May 2006

On the 10 May, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, convened a major seminar on disability topics at Lambeth Palace. This brought together for the first time all the relevant spokespeople from within the Church of England, plus representatives from the DRC and Employers' Forum on Disability (EFD).

A wide variety of topics included employment practices, how to cope with newly disabled employees, the various issues of parishioners, congregations and tourists to 16,000 churches, the appropriate accessibility of ancient buildings and a particular focus on mental health issues.

Niccola Swan, deputy chief executive of Employers' Forum on Disability said: "It was a very successful meeting indicating a lot of work already underway but with much more still to do.

The Archbishop's Council of the Church of England has been a member of EFD since 2003. A follow-up meeting is planned shortly between Niccola Swan, Su Morgan, HR Director of the Archbishop's Council of the Church of England and David Williams, Chair of the Accessibility for All Group.

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About Employers' Forum on Disability

Employers' Forum on Disability is the employers' organisation focused on disability as it affects employers and service providers. With over 300 members, EFD represents organisations that employ around 20 per cent of the UK workforce.Since its establishment in 1991, EFD has worked closely with government and other stakeholders, sharing best practice to make it easier to employ disabled people and serve disabled customers.

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