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.
To enter the 2021 RIDI Awards, please visit our ENTRY PLATFORM.
ENTRY DEADLINE EXTENSION: Friday 6th August at 5pm.
The RIDI Awards will take place in two rounds again this year.
Round 1
Please choose your category and make your nomination. In 300 words, please share why the team/ person/ agency/ organisation you are nominating deserves to win the Award.
- Getting Started
- Most Inclusive Recruitment Campaign
- Making a Difference – Private sector
- Making a Difference – Public sector
- Recruiting Back Better
- Inclusive Recruiter of the Year
- Disability Confident
- Disability Specialist
Round 2
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.
If you have any questions relating to the Awards, please email info@ridi.org.uk
Visit our ENTRY PLATFORM to enter.
Meet the judges
We have an amazing panel of judges who are leaders and experts in their fields and give their time and expertise voluntarily.

- Jane Hatton
- Director, Evenbreak

- Adam Hyland
- Director of Accessibility, Diversity & Ability

- Maria Grazia Zedda
- EDI Workforce Manager, HS2

- Claire Lavery
- Associate Director for Strategy - Employment, RNID

- Clare Gray
- Organisational Lead for Disability Advocacy & Accessibility, The Shaw Trust

- Jacqui Gavin
- Culture, Inclusion & Belonging Manager, Britishvolt

- Chris Rowlands
- Equality and Diversity Lead Workforce and Organisational Development, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

- Paul Lloyd
- Group Sales Director, Brookson

- Shani Dhanda
- Founder, Diversability Card

- Robin Christopherson
- Head of Digital Inclusion, AbilityNet

- Nick Goss
- Nick Goss Consultancy

- David Clarke
- Director of Services, RNIB

- Mike Adams OBE
- CEO, Purple

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