Working for the BBC: challenging perceptions of disability and employment
In our series of interviews with various disabled BBC employees across the business, we delve into what it’s really like working there. You can find the right job for you by visiting the BBC’s careers site, but here, we talk to Reception and Television Investigation Analyst, April Jane Frydenlund, about her journey to the BBC, …
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