▁the ▁Emp loy ers ' ▁Forum ▁on ▁Dis ability , ▁is ▁a ▁membership ▁organisation ▁of ▁UK ▁business es . ▁Following ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁D DA ▁the ▁membership ▁of ▁B DF ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁tool ▁with ▁which ▁they ▁could ▁measure ▁their ▁performance ▁on ▁dis ability ▁year ▁on ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁eight y ▁organis ations ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Dis ability ▁Standard ▁benchmark ▁providing ▁the ▁first ▁statistics ▁highlight ing ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁performance ▁as ▁a ▁nation ▁of ▁employ ers . ▁Following ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁benchmark ▁Dis ability ▁Standard ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁saw ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁Chief ▁Exec ut ives ' ▁Diam ond ▁Awards ▁for ▁out standing ▁performance ▁and ▁ 1 1 6 ▁organis ations ▁taking ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁compare ▁tr ends ▁across ▁a ▁large ▁group ▁of ▁UK ▁employ ers ▁and ▁monitor ▁the ▁progress ▁they ▁had ▁made ▁on ▁dis ability . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁saw ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁benchmark , ▁Dis ability ▁Standard ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁B DF ▁had ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁initi atives ▁to ▁assist ▁business es ▁in ▁meeting ▁and ▁including ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁disabled ▁customers ▁and ▁employees . ▁These ▁consisted ▁of ▁The ▁Technology ▁Task force ▁( a ▁Business ▁Dis ability ▁Forum ▁partner ▁initi ative ▁which ▁brings ▁together ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁pro cur ers ▁and ▁supp liers ▁of ▁I CT ); ▁Access ible ▁Technology ▁Char ter ▁( launch ed ▁in