Disability Inclusion
The most powerful line in this entire conversation was not about productivity, diagnosis, or performance. It was this: “Someone took the time to see the real me, not my symptoms.” That is the difference between a workplace where neurodivergent people survive and one where they thrive. Across the comments I read in the LinkedIn article,
AuDHD in the Workplace: “You Saw the Symptoms, Not the Person” Read More »
In education, health, employment, and social care, we have become increasingly familiar with a growing list of acronyms and labels. SEND. SEMH. SpLD. LDD. BESD. EBD. AuDHD. DAMP. ESSENCE. NEET. For many professionals, these terms have become part of everyday language. Each was introduced with good intentions to identify needs, improve understanding and enable access
Neurodiversity 101: When Labels Multiply but Understanding Doesn’t Read More »
Autism inclusion is not about asking autistic employees to change who they are or become better at fitting into workplace systems designed without them in mind. It is about organisations identifying and removing unnecessary barriers. Managers and staff all have a role to play. However, organisational responsibility must begin with senior leaders, HR teams and
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“What support do you need?” It is one of the most common questions asked in education, workplaces and public services. Yet it assumes something that is often untrue. But what if you do not? What if you have never been in this role before? What if your child has just started at a new school
Knowing Your Needs: Why Neurodiversity Conversations Must Move Beyond Labels Read More »
Since January 2026, equality issues linked to the protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010 have continued to surface across UK policy, public debate, and everyday life. Some have dominated headlines. Others have remained quieter. But together, they reveal something important: Inequality in the UK is not isolated, and it is not experienced one characteristic
For too long, disability has been understood through a limited lens one that places the “problem” within the individual. The contrast between the medical model and the social model of disability challenges this thinking and invites us to rethink responsibility. However, if we are serious about equality, we must go further. Disability does not exist
Inclusive events don’t happen by accident they are designed with access in mind. Whether you’re organising a meeting, training session, conference or community event, Deaf awareness is a vital part of equality and inclusion. Making events Deaf aware ensures that deaf people and people with hearing loss can fully participate, contribute and engage not as
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Over the weekend, I read a story on LinkedIn that left me both saddened and angry.A blind woman went to a South Asian supermarket to buy spices for her dad’s lamb curry. She was accompanied by her guide dog, Quark. What happened next was unacceptable. The security guard immediately told her to “take your pet
Refused Entry Because of a Guide Dog — Why Businesses Must Do Better Read More »
“Masking is not just about autism. It’s about survival, identity, and being seen — or not seen at all.” This powerful insight sits at the heart of a significant new piece of research by Tiffany Nelson and Hannah Lichwaba. Their work centres the lived realities of Black Autistic girls in the UK education system, a
Intersectionality is a powerful tool that helps us uncover how different systems of power shape inequality. It provides a lens through which we can examine the ways oppression and privilege interact, often in complex and overlapping ways. Rooted in Black feminist thought and first defined by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw in the 1980s, intersectionality has gained
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