RIDI Awards
Once a year we bring together leading changemakers in the recruitment sector to celebrate the very best of disability confident recruitment. Our free-to-enter awards are the highlight of the inclusive recruitment calendar, and the high calibre of entries really puts our panel of judges through their paces. Please note that Round 1 nominations for 2020 have closed.
Round two
If your nomination makes it through to round two we’ll contact you for further supporting information via a short interview (by video, phone or email), which the judges will review along with your entry form to decide the final shortlist.
Update
Due to the Covid-19 situation we have updated the RIDI Awards 2020 timeline as follows:
- Finalists will be announced on 24th April
- Round 2 interviews will take place during April and May
- RIDI Awards 2020 ceremony will take place on 3rd December
If you have any questions relating to the Awards, please email info@ridi.org.uk
Meet the judges
Our executive team are the driving force and inspiration behind RIDI and the RIDI Awards. They are leaders and experts in their fields and give their time and expertise voluntarily.

- Roger Wicks
- Director of Policy & Campaigns, Action on Hearing Loss

- Nigel Lewis
- CEO, Clarity

- Pamela Hutchinson
- Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Bloomberg

- Shani Dhanda
- Founder, Diversability Card

- Jane Hatton
- Director, Evenbreak

- Kate Nash
- Founder & Chief Networkologist, PurpleSpace

- Robin Christopherson
- Head of Digital Inclusion, AbilityNet

- Yasmin Sheikh
- Founder, Diverse Matters

- Nick Goss
- Nick Goss Consultancy

- David Clarke
- Director of Services, RNIB

- Diane Lightfoot
- CEO, Business Disability Forum

- Toby Mildon
- Diversity & Inclusion Architect, Mildon Diversity & Inclusion Consultancy

- Kamran Mallick
- Chief Executive, Disability Rights UK

- Mike Adams OBE
- CEO, Purple

- Heather Lacey
- Wellbeing and Ability Network Local Lead, Eversheds Sutherland

- Morgan Lobb
- CEO, Vercida.com
Award categories
All seven of our inspiring categories celebrate disability confident recruitment. Don’t feel you have to limit yourself to one category, you are welcome to nominate in as many as you like!
The Categories
Choose a category
Our Partners and Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors, the awards wouldn’t be possible without their generosity.
Winning Entries
Congratulations to all past winners of a RIDI Award. The categories are judged to the highest standard’s of best practice. You can find out more about the winning case studies in our useful resources section.
2016

Getting Started Award -

Employer's Choice Award -

Agency Choice Award -

Individual Choice Award -

Extending the Reach Award -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment Award -

Disability Confident Award -

Innovation in Assessment Award -

Supply Chain Management Award -

Greatest Impact Award -

Audience Choice Award -
2017
There are no winners this year
2018

Getting Started Award -

Extending the Reach Award -

Individual Choice Award -

Disability Confident Award -

Supply Chain Management Award -

Training & Development Award -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment -

Disability Specialist Award -

Greatest Impact Award -
2019

Getting Started & Individual Choice -

Extending the Reach -

Disability Confident -

Training & Development -

Disability Specialist -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment -
2020
There are no winners this year
2021
There are no winners this year
2022
There are no winners this year
2016

Getting Started Award -

Employer's Choice Award -

Agency Choice Award -

Individual Choice Award -

Extending the Reach Award -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment Award -

Disability Confident Award -

Innovation in Assessment Award -

Supply Chain Management Award -

Greatest Impact Award -

Audience Choice Award -
2017
There are no winners this year
2018

Getting Started Award -

Extending the Reach Award -

Individual Choice Award -

Disability Confident Award -

Supply Chain Management Award -

Training & Development Award -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment -

Disability Specialist Award -

Greatest Impact Award -
2019

Getting Started & Individual Choice -

Extending the Reach -

Disability Confident -

Training & Development -

Disability Specialist -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment -
2020
There are no winners this year
2021
There are no winners this year
2022
There are no winners this year