Disability career insight events

By 2030, up to 30% of UK university students are expected to have a disability.

Source: Disabled Students UK’s Access Insights Report 2023

These students are not a niche group but instead represent a large, fast-growing part of the student talent market. Through managing a disability, many develop exactly the capabilities employers value most: resilience, tenacity, problem-solving, adaptability and strong interpersonal skills.

Our Insight events provide employers with access to high-potential disabled students who are actively preparing to apply for roles. Students attend because they want to work for inclusive employers, understand how recruitment really works, and learn how to succeed with a disability in the process.

For employers, this means meeting motivated candidates earlier, building trust, and improving application conversion.

What participating employers gain

Direct access to talent
Meet high-potential disabled students through focused networking designed to drive applications and hiring.
A stronger inclusive employer brand
Showcase your organisation as genuinely disability-inclusive to students actively seeking accessible employers.
An untapped talent pool
Connect with ambitious, highly capable students who are often missed by traditional graduate recruitment.
Visible commitment to disability inclusion
Demonstrate how your recruitment process works in practice, including how candidates can request adjustments and access support.
Actionable data
Receive delegate contact details enabling targeted follow-up and pipeline building.
Clear ROI and insight
Gain feedback on student perceptions of your brand and recruitment process to measure impact and improve outcomes.

What the students experience on the day

The event opens with a welcome from the host firm, followed by a highly interactive programme designed to prepare students for real-world recruitment. Students will:

Learn how to positively position their disability in applications and interviews
Hear directly from disabled employees at your organisation through a panel Q&A
Build confidence through practical workshops on recruitment, networking and employer engagement
Understand how and when to disclose a disability with confidence
Gain a clear picture of what disability inclusion looks like at your firm in practice

“Investing in Talent is a fantastic way for us to meet brilliant students and to go beyond talking about disability inclusion, instead putting our inclusive culture into action by providing real support and advice for candidates.
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— Fidelity International

“It was great to see such an uptick in attendance this year. Also, there was a good mix of high calibre students with both visible and non-visible conditions.”

— J.P. Morgan

Why MyPlus?

MyPlus are the UK’s leading experts in disability and student recruitment. For over 20 years, we have worked in partnership with employers, universities and students to enable disabled students to realise their full career potential. Through the MyPlus Students’ Club and our award-winning careers website for disabled students, we offer employers unrivalled access to disabled student talent. Since 2010, we have successfully delivered high-impact insight events that connect employers with this talent in meaningful and effective ways.

Our current offering includes 3 in person, disability insight events as detailed below; we are able to develop additional events as required.

Future You Investing in Talent Explore the Law
Cross-industry Banking, finance & tech Legal sector
12th June 2026 22nd October 2026 24th November 2026
Hosted by J.P. Morgan Hosted by Citi Hosted by Mayer Brown

“The Future You event has helped to feel more confident applying for roles and much more confident that I will get the support I need to thrive in the workplace once I am employed.”

“Investing in Talent completely reshaped how I view my perspective and strengths it brings, and showing how employers actively value that diversity of thought.”

“Gaining an insight into disabled employees and how law firms support them was extremely helpful, it gave me the confidence that I can reach my career aspirations while being fully transparent about my disability.”

“I also wanted to share some good news, my role with J.P. Morgan has now been finalised, and I’ll be starting my new role in the new year as I relocate to London permanently.”

“Investing in Talent is an amazing opportunity to learn from employees from prestigious firms that support employees with disabilities. It’s an event that can help build confidence and to network with these employees.”

“Connecting with legal professionals with disabilities was an authentic and insightful experience. I greatly appreciated their openness and perspectives on managing such conditions within the industry.”