Making a difference for disabled people with my own business
Daniel Williams, an entrepreneur with a visual impairment, started his own company, Visualise Training and Consultancy, to increase awareness of the accessibility challenges faced by employees and customers with disabilities. Here, he tells us about the challenges he faced because of his gradual sight loss, society’s low expectations of disabled people, and how meeting Zodiac, his …
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We speak to Lindsey Dryden about her career as a disabled and queer filmmaker, the launch of her production company and her thoughts on disability representation in the film industry.
Have you been watching Strictly Come Dancing? Are you one of the many superfans? Disability Horizons writer Carrie Aimes certainly is. But what’s made this year all the more exciting than any other is the appearance of Paralympian Jonnie Peacock and his blade. Is this the breakthrough in the portrayal of disability in the media …
Hayleigh has a Masters in Creative Media Practises and is currently undertaking a Doctorate of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and she’s going to use her expertise to open up the world of entertainment to Disability Horizon’s readers. This month, is there any difference between a writer with a disability and one without? #DHgurus I …
The Click-Away Pound Survey was created by Rick Williams to provide website owners with hard data about the business case for accessible websites. And so far the results are convincing. My company, Freeney Williams Ltd, has been working to help improve website accessibility and usability for disabled people for more than 13 years. I have worked closely …
The Wheelchair Football Association has now been running for Ten Years! Below we speak to Chris Gordon, 24 (England player and West Bromwich Albion captain) about how embracing Power Chair Football changed his life for the better and his achievements so far. From a young age I’d always been a huge football fan and looked …
David, who has worked with transport companies for years, looks at how technology and the response to the Covid-19 pandemic could help to make the transport accessibility gap smaller.
Have you heard of the UK Work and Health Programme? Find out how it helped one disabled writer with epilepsy find the confidence, after a number of knock backs, to become an independent writer.
How To Promote True Inclusion at Work Building a truly inclusive workplace goes beyond hiring diverse talent. It’s about creating an environment where every individual feels respected, valued, and empowered. True inclusion ensures that all employees, regardless of ability, race, gender, or background, have the support they need to perform at their full potential. Prioritizing …