Disability Connect is a disability inclusion specialist. We provide reverse mentors, diversity mentoring training and speaking events. Our mission is to enable organisations to harness and maximise the powerful use of disability awareness to create and sustain an inclusive and supportive working environment. We offer bespoke disability inclusion services tailored to the needs of your organisation. The Sharing My Disability Story podcast, hosted by Steven Jones, talks to a variety of guests who share their disability story.
In this episode, we talk to Nikita Montlake. We have an open of frank conversation about disability, terminology, and the social models of disability. We discuss societies perception of deformity and how everyone should have a choice over their body. Nikita is disability inclusion specialist.
On our latest episode, we speak about dyspraxia with Eireann Attridge. Eireann shares her unique journey from school to university and her experiences of public perception of dyspraxia and diagnosis.
In this episode we talk to Maxwell Mcknight. Maxwell shares his experience of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) a genetic and progressive muscle weakness condition. Maxwell shares his experiences of the condition and talks about finding care, going to university, seeking a placement year and the new medical available to some people with SMA. Disability is unique to everyone and we share our own personal experiences but don't speak on behalf of the whole disability community. I hope you enjoy the episode and let us know what you think!
In this podcast episode we talk to Iona Bateman. Iona shares her experiences with an incorrect diagnosis in Russia where she was told that she only had a few months to live to receiving a formal diagnosis of Chronic Scapholunate Dissociation in the UK. She shares her experiences with reasonable adjustments both at work and home, the perception of disability and the impact of intersectionality. Disability is unique to everyone and Iona shares her personal experiences but doesn't speak on behalf of the whole disability community and everyone experiences disability differently. I hope you enjoy the episode and let us know what you think!
In this podcast episode we talk to Tracy Smith. Tracy is the founder of Inclusive Approaches that provides disability mentoring, consultancy and training. Tracy has been a reverse mentor for several years as part of the Disability Connect Mentoring Scheme and has autism. In this episode Tracy shares her experiences with work and reasonable adjustments. She shares her unique and insightful journey of being diagnosed with autism and "coming out" to her friends, family and colleagues following diagnosis. Disability is unique to everyone and Tracy shares her personal experiences but doesn't speak on behalf of the whole disability community and everyone experiences disability differently. I hope you enjoy the episode and let us know what you think!
Harry Waterman previously worked for Direct Entry Solutions as a Customer Service Administrator and for the last five years has worked for Deutsche Post in a number of customer facing roles and is currently a Customer Solutions Manager. Harry has a formal diagnosis of Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) which is a neurodiverse condition that affects people's behaviour. In this episode Harry shares his unique and insightful experiences with ADHD from diagnosis to current day. He shares how ADHD impacts his day-to-day life and what skills he has developed due to his disability. He reflects on the negative perception of ADHD in society and challenges misconceptions.
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