BT’s director of people and policy has called on the government to set the example for eliminating barriers to work for disabled people.

The telecoms giant last night (2 November) celebrated the commitment of 1,136 organisations over the past year in eliminating these barriers through the ‘ClearAssured’ process.

In her remarks to the assembled crowd of ClearAssured proponents, Caroline Waters told a crowd at BT Tower that the government should demonstrate “that real aspiration” to lead the way in providing access to work for the UK’s disabled constituents, to the extent that the nation should “hear our prime minister [David Cameron] talking about that”.

ClearAssured encourages continuous appraisal and knowledge development around the recruitment of disabled people. The process involves self-assessment, a candidate feedback service and audits to ensure that knowledge of appropriate recruitment practices.

Reflecting on the 12 months of building the ClearAssured constituency to its current strength, Waters commented that this meant those involved had created “something real, something tangible and something more and more people see the potential of every day”.

“We’re not talking about jobs for disabled people anymore – we’re talking careers.”