Would Stephen Hawking get hired today? The hidden bias in AI recruiting tools, with Susan Scott-Parker

Could AI hiring create more barriers for people with disabilities instead of levelling the playing field? In this episode, Susan Scott-Parker, founder of business disability international, says standardised and inflexible AI hiring systems risk shutting many people with disabilities out of the workforce. She makes the case for more inclusive HR technologies that are designed for the full range of human experience. 

Tune in to learn more about:

The unsettling truth about how AI hiring tools are screening out candidates with disabilities - and how to make them fairerHow HR leaders can challenge biases in AI hiring tools and demand more from the technology they invest inWhy Susan coined the term “disability confidence” and why it’s not just about “being nice” to disabled people

Further listening: How to innovate responsibly, with McKinsey's Rikki Singh

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About Susan Scott-Parker

Susan Scott-Parker OBE is a creative thought leader internationally recognised for her work on how to mobilise business leadership behind disability equality. She founded the world’s first business disability network, now the Business Disability Forum (UK). In 2016, she established business disability international and advises a growing global community on how to work productively with businesses as valued allies.

Follow Susan Scott-Parker on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanscottparker1/

Learn more about business disability international: https://www.businessdisabilityinternational.org/

Learn more about Project Nemo: https://projectnemo.co.uk/

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Made For Us

Made For Us is an award-winning podcast for anyone who’s curious about how to design for inclusivity. An Apple Podcasts Editors' Choice, Made For Us entered Apple's top 10 Design chart this year, reaching #2 in Canada and #3 in the U.S.

Join us each week for conversations with founders, designers, product inclusion leaders and other creative minds who are challenging the status quo of how everyday products are designed. Each episode will bring you insights from people who've spent years thinking, perhaps even obsessing, about how to develop products or build companies that are inclusive from the start.

AWARDS

2025 International Women's Podcast Awards:

Finalist: Moment of Behind-the-Scenes Briliance & Moment of Absolute Honesty

2024 Signal Awards:

Bronze winner: Most Inspirational Podcast

2024 International Women's Podcast Awards:

Finalist: Moment of Insight from a Role Model & Moment of Visionary Leadership

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