Disability Smart Stories 2020

Auntie Val’s Ability Centre 

Auntie Val’s Ability centre is a small charity based in West Sussex which works alongside disabled people making Artisan Jams, Marmalades, Pickles and Chutney. Find out more

Bank of America

Bank of America supports over 2,000 cultural institutions worldwide and run’s the Art of Connecting Programme, which offers employees special access to some of the finest cultural institutions.Find out more

Companies House

Before joining Companies House as an intern, Natalia was neither proud nor confident sharing with an employer that she is visually impaired and dyslexic.Find out more

Direct Access Group

At the start of the pandemic Direct Access was approached by disability and third sector organisations who were struggling to find PPE.Find out more

Hammersmith & Fulham Civic Campus

Hammersmith & Fulham Civic Campus makes way for a vibrant new piece of town centre with greatly improved and fully accessible facilities for residents and workers. Find out more

Irish Wheelchair Association

Irish Wheelchair Association helps 18-29 year olds with a physical disability get closer to the labour market through the Irish Wheelchair Ability Programme.Find out more

King’s College London

In response to coronavirus,  King’s instinctive response to the pandemic was to centre staff and student wellbeing, including the challenges of individuals working while caring for dependents.Find out more

Lambeth Council

Lambeth has training and ICT support available to utilise the new software package which can be accessed for 1 to 1 support to build confidence with understanding the features and options available to enhance virtual meetings.Find out more

Natwest Group

Banking My Way is a free service that allows you to record information about the support or adjustments you need to make banking easier.Find out more

Royal Mail

Read how Royal Mail helped with the recruitment process in the story below.Find out more

Southeastern

As part of the company’s wider diversity and inclusion objectives, Southeastern makes sure all trains are accessible for everyone from all walks of life including those living with disabilities, both invisible and visible.Find out more

The Dyslexic Poet

I miss social interaction, that for me is the hardest part of this pandemic, I miss hugs, and just seeing people, having a chat a laugh, and seeing my family as we are scattered about.Find out more

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