I know many people and many organisations use the term ally, to encourage people who aren’t part of a certain demographic to show their support for diversity, equity and inclusion and I’m not suggesting that’s not the right thing to do. However, I am not an ally. To me, “ally” suggest there’s a them andContinue reading “I’m not an ally”
Category Archives: Company
5 Minutes with Jodie
Be #PeopleSmart persona Sky, sharing her story of having dyslexia and dyscalculia.
5 Minutes with Sky
Be #PeopleSmart persona Sky, sharing her story of having dyslexia and dyscalculia.
5 Minutes with Luci
Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Absolutely. My name is Luci, I’m from South Africa but have been living in The Hague, in the Netherlands, for 7 years now. I’m 42 years old and I’m married to Martijn, who I met in the Netherlands. We are expecting our first child, which will probablyContinue reading “5 Minutes with Luci”
5 Minutes with Brian
Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Yep, hello there. My name’s Brian, I’m 58 and I’m from London in England. I live in Kent now, to be near the family, but I’ll always be a Londoner at heart. I’m divorced, with 2 grown up sons of 26 and 21 and a granddaughter ofContinue reading “5 Minutes with Brian”
5 Minutes with Jacob
Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Hi, I’m Jacob. I’m 21 and currently studying Political Science at Toronto University. I am Canadian, although I consider myself Can-Asian, as my mother is Canadian but my father is from India. I grew up in Vancouver, where my parents still live and love getting home wheneverContinue reading “5 Minutes with Jacob”
5 Minutes with Clara
Can you tell us a bit about yourself? My name’s Clara, I’m 26 and I’m a freelance journalist from Australia. I was born in Sydney and now live just outside the city.I absolutely love animals and would happily have an apartment full, however my lifestyle doesn’t really allow for it as I also really loveContinue reading “5 Minutes with Clara”
Meet the Be #PeopleSmart Personas
We have created 5 personas from various backgrounds, with a wide range of experiences and requirements. We hope these personas can help drive human factors and enable disability inclusion and accessibility improvements in multiple sectors. Over the coming week we will introduce each persona to you individually and then share more of their stories toContinue reading “Meet the Be #PeopleSmart Personas”
New Real Life
I delivered some workshops this week on accessible ways of working and how to put these in to practice long term in a virtual and face to face setting. It was interesting, as when scene setting I was asked to focus more on virtual ways of working; particularly as there’s no guarantee everyone will returnContinue reading “New Real Life”
Labels Suck
Ok, so suck may not be a very technical term, but it just feels very apt sometimes. I see a lot of discussion about the language we should use when discussing disability. Some people regularly tell me there’s nothing wrong with the term “disabled person”, other people say they don’t associate with that term andContinue reading “Labels Suck”