1. CONFERENCE: Promoting the social rights of persons with disabilities
19-20 September 2017
British Council approach to equality, diversity and inclusion Arevik Saribekyan Director Armenia Regional lead for Equality, Diversity and inclusion

2. BRITISH COUNCIL
We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries through providing opportunities, building connections and engendering trust.

3. OUR policy on equality, Diversity and inclusion
The British Council is committed to:
understanding, valuing and working with diversity to enable fair and full participation in its work and activities
ensuring that there is no unjustified discrimination in its recruitment, selection, performance management and other processes
promoting equality; this includes conducting equality screening and impact assessments of policies and functions 
treating individuals with whom we work with fairness, dignity and respect
playing its part in removing barriers and redressing imbalances caused by inequality and unjustified discrimination.

4. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion framework
Components of the framework:
Principle of mainstreaming / 7 areas / 3 strands / human rights / values / impact for UK / process not event / strengthening cultural relations through intercultural awareness and working / outcome of greater inclusion / built into all the work we do whether internal or external. 4

5. BRITISH COUNCIL APPROACH TO Disability
“Disability is an open club. Hang around for long enough and you’ll become a member.”
Bert Massie, former Chair of the UK’s Disability Rights Commission

6. BRITISH COUNCIL APPROACH TO Disability

7. BRITISH COUNCIL APPROACH TO Disability
Social Model of Disability
Attitudinal Barriers
Social Barriers
Physical Barriers

8. BRITISH COUNCIL EXPERIENCE: PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
UNLIMITED
IDEAS

9. BRITISH COUNCIL EXPERIENCE: PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
ACCESS
INCLUSIVE INTERNSHIP SCHEME
RAISING
AWARENESS

10. British council experience: Our internal tools

11. DIVERSITY assessment framework
Essential
Recruitment
Access
Capacity Development
Fostering Inclusion
Leadership
Good
Inclusion
Sharing our approach
Contracted services
Equality Monitoring
Equality Screening

12. Equality screening / monitoring
Proactive attempt to consider diversity at the planning stage
Used whenever policies introduced or revised
Equality Monitoring
Staff
Programme participants / customers

13. Thank you