Google Accessibility Discovery Centre blog
August 7, 2023
Blind in Business had the fantastic opportunity to visit the Google Accessibility Discovery Centre in their St. Pancras office. In this space, various individuals such as engineers, researchers and product designers have developed a number of different accessible technologies that aim to break down the barriers that those with a
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Financial Times Insight Day Blog
April 28, 2023
On Wednesday 12th April, we took a number of our candidates along to the offices of the Financial Times in London for an insight day. The day featured a number of activities, as well as talks from some of the FT staff. Overall, the event was a huge success! The
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Joe’s experience on Education to Employment
February 7, 2023
In early 2020, I first came into contact with Blind in Business, and it was during this initial meeting that I signed up for their Education to Employment event. Over the course of this event, I learnt so much and I felt that I came out of it in a
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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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