Supporting Employees with a Physical Disability | Frog Systems
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 Published On Streamed live on Mar 28, 2024

We are joined by three of the most influential disabled people in Britain to discuss what employers can do to make getting a job and career progression better for people with a physical disability.

Our Panel:

Isaac Harvey MBE, Video Editor and Disability Campaigner
Isaac is president of Wheels and Wheelchairs, a charity that brings together skaters and wheelchair users to enjoy accessible sport. Isaac is a leading campaigner for accessible workplaces and disability rights, a freelance videographer and a confirmed adrenalin junkie!   / isaacharvey-videoeditor  

Jane Hatton, CEO of Evenbreak
Jane is a disabled social entrepreneur, TEDx Speaker, award-winner and author. She founded and is the CEO of Evenbreak, a social enterprise that provides the only global specialist disability job board, run by and for disabled people.
  / janehatton  

Joshua Wintersgill, Entrepreneur and Founder and Director of AbleMove
Josh is an award-winning entrepreneur, lobbyist, campaigner and would-be Paralympian. Josh is the founder and director of AbleMove, designing products to help himself and other wheelchair users to lead a more dignified life.
  / joshua-wintersgill-bsc-msc-technology-b05a...  

The host for the discussion is Jane Robertson, Director of Communications for wellbeing streaming service provider Frog Systems. (20) Jane (Hoffen) Robertson | LinkedIn

Chapters:
00:00 – Intros
03:05 – Our guests share their lived experience.
10:20 – Challenges around internships.
13:17 – The barriers in recruitment processes.
17:30 – How disabled workers are taken advantage of.
24:30 – Requirements when starting work.
28:50 – Hybrid working is not always the answer.
34:54 – It’s not our disability holding us back.
37:30 – How global companies are leading the way.
40:08 – What smaller businesses are doing.
44:00 – Why you don’t need to be a disability expert.
45:18 – It’s about accessibility not disability.
48:15 – Why you could be missing out on talent.
51:30 – Final thoughts

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