Success Stories with Ed Hossell
August 25, 2022
‘Now it doesn’t matter what my A levels were , the fact I didn’t finish Uni, all of it now is about experience in the job and evidencing certain behaviours, which is brilliant.’ Introduction to Ed Ed Hossell is a 29 year old, who works for the department of transport,
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Three ways employers can make their application process more accessible and inclusive.
August 3, 2022
Within the application process, there are various additional barriers that visually impaired individuals face, here are three things employers can do to minimise these barriers. Job description: When you list your job, have key specifications such as application deadline, start date, salary and seniority level clearly stated at the
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ITV Insights Day
July 25, 2022
The media industry has historically been difficult to break into, and has faced issues with representation of various communities. In recent times there has been a push for the industry to diversify, so it is more representative of the public. Earlier this month, we saw ITV’s commitment to this as
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Top 5 skills that you develop when you have a visual impairment.
July 11, 2022
July is Disability Pride Month. To celebrate, we thought we would compile a list of 5 skills that people often have to develop when they have a visual impairment, skills that they should be proud of, and employers should notice! This list has been written by a visually
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Success Stories: A Career in in Mental Health Legislation
June 30, 2022
Mariwan Inferadi is a Kurdish Mental Health Act Administration Assistant. He has an eye condition called Leber Amaurosis, where he has no other perceptions aside from light and dark. He did an undergraduate in Law and a postgraduate in international law and diplomacy. Towards the end of 2021, he got
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Success Stories: A Career in Psychology
June 16, 2022
If you are interested in a career in psychology, here is our conversation with Harry Roughan, about his experience at university and work, his top tips for people looking to start a career in the field and how he found navigating the sector with a visual impairment. Introduction to Harry
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