The Disability Standard is the only management tool that enables your organisation to accurately measure performance on disability, in every way it affects your business, and put in place action plans that deliver real business improvement.

Over 100 organisations took part in the 2009 Disability Standard, and the results are now available. We are delighted to announce that the following organisations were ranked as the top ten:

1.  The British Library
-   BT
2.  Motability Operations
4.  Barclays Plc
5.  Disability East
-   London Borough of Tower Hamlets
7.  Microlink PC (UK)
8.  Habinteg Housing Association
-    Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust
10. Ministry of Defence

Employers' Forum on Disability took part in the Disability Standard, and were ranked in the top ten. The results above refer to all other participants.

The Disability Standard awards, which recognise excellence, have also been announced. We are proud to announce the following winners:

• Disability Champion Award 2009: Carleigh Chadwick, InterContinental Hotels Group.
• Disability Standard Most Improved Award 2009: Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust.
• Disability Standard Innovation Award 2009: Motability Operations: the Rough Guide to Accessible Britain.
• Disability Confidence Award 2009: British Library and BT (joint winners).
• Disability Standard Public Sector Employer Award 2009: British Library.
• Disability Standard Private Sector Employer Award 2009: BT.

for more information on the winners and the other nominees please visit our main EFD website:
http://www.efd.org.uk/disability/disability-standard