‘When we design for disability, we are actually designing for us all’

Social Business Coffee Breaks: Disability advocates from across the UK’s impact sector share their thoughts on how social enterprise leaders can make their businesses more inclusive and accessible for disabled employees and consumers.

Challenging perceptions of disability, increasing dialogue about disability, and taking action to make social enterprises more accessible for disabled people. These were the key takeaways from this week’s webinar on ‘How to champion disability in your social enterprise’, hosted by Tim West, founding editor of Pioneers Post.

The speakers included Dr Lucy Reynolds, chair of Disability North and founder of We Are All Disabled, a Community Interest Company that aims to challenge and change perceptions of disability through events, training, and consultancy. Lucy was joined by her colleague Julia James, life coach and also a director of We Are All Disabled. Also speaking on the webinar were Dr Kush Kanodia, a social entrepreneur, disability rights advocate and Paralympic Games torchbearer, and Salma Perveen, associate with The Diversity Forum, a collective set up and funded by Connect Fund in 2018 to drive inclusive social investment in the UK.

Click here to watch the event video and read more about challenging perceptions, creating honest dialogue and taking action.

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