All hands on buzzers for Wakefield disability awareness quiz
16th July 2007
Businesses from all over Yorkshire and Humber will battle it out at Employers' Forum on Disability's (EFD) Mega Quiz in Wakefield on 18 July.
Hosted in partnership with sponsors Yorkshire Forward, local organisations will get the opportunity to understand more about disability as it affects business. There will also be a free bar, a supper of pie and peas and prizes on offer.
The quiz is also chance to network with other organisations, learn from disability experts in a relaxed environment and find out more about the support available from EFD and Yorkshire Forward.
Niccola Swan, deputy chief executive of EFD says: "This promises to be a fun night out and an excellent opportunity for local organisations to learn how disability affects every aspect of their business, be it people, markets, competitors, suppliers, communities and key stakeholders.
"Looking ahead we hope that the event will engage our members, and potential new members, in the Yorkshire and Humberside area so that we can offer further events and networking opportunities."
The Employers' Forum on Disability Mega Quiz takes place on Wednesday 18 July at the Cedar Court Hotel, Wakefield, and is free of charge.
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Media enquiries, please contact:
Liz Nightingale, Communications Manager
Employers' Forum on Disability
Email: liz.nightingale@efd.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7403 3020
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 400 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.