Publications
Evidence published by UK Parliament Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence, Business and the Future of the Workforce
The AI-empowered project findings including recommendations for UK Government on how AI is impacting employment opportunities and work experiences of disabled people were published as part of the evidence base submitted to the UK Parliament Business and Trade Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence, Business and the Future of the Workforce.
Our evidence submission is available in pdf and html formats:
pdf format: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/164686/pdf/
html format: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/164686/html/
Evidence published by UK Parliament Select Committee on Flexible Working and Disability
The AI-empowered project has generated insights into multiple dimensions of employment for disabled people. Our findings and recommendations for UK Government on flexible working were published as part of the evidence base submitted to the UK Parliament Women and Equalities Committee on Equality at Work: Flexible Working and Disability.
Our evidence submission is available in pdf and html formats:
pdf format: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/167650/pdf/
html format: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/167650/html/
Evidence published by UK Parliament Select Committee on Access to Work
The AI-empowered project has generated insights into multiple dimensions of employment for disabled people. Our findings and recommendations for UK Government on the Access to Work scheme were published as part of the evidence base submitted to the UK Parliament Public Accounts Select Committee on Access to Work.
Our evidence submission is available in pdf and html formats:
pdf format: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/162785/pdf/
html format: https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/162785/html/
AI-EMPOWERED findings cited in UK Parliament POSTnote
AI-empowered project and its emerging findings from our systematic review of existing research was cited in a POST, UK Parliament POSTnote on ‘Artificial intelligence (AI) and employment’ led by Lydia Harriss and Sam Money-Kyrle.
Access the POSTnote here: https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0757/
Disability and Diversity in a Future of AI
23rd October 2025
The Exchange, Birmingham, UK (and hybrid online)
As part of Birmingham Tech Week and the ESRC Festival of Social Science the AI-empowered project presented research findings from a systematic review assessing the workplace implications of AI for disabled people.
The event was headlined by a panel of experts comprising Dr Neve Abgeller (University of Birmingham), Chris Erwood (The Edward Gostling Foundation and Erwood Tax), Helen Hunt (Health Innovation West Midlands), Emma Partlow (CEO of the National Centre for Accessible Transport) and Jake Wall (Tech UK), who debated the opportunities, challenges and risks presented by AI for the working lives of disabled people.