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Business Disability Forum episodes

  • Disability Today - Episode 3 - Cost of Living

    In the third episode of the podcast, our CEO Diane Lightfoot explores the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on disabled people, considering how it has interacted with the extra costs of being disabled.


    The discussion covers the 'disability price tag', the impact of rising costs of essential goods and services, and why disabled people may be more affected than most. The guests debate how the situation impacts disabled people and what meaningful action can be taken to mitigate the toll that financial insecurity can take.


    Our guests for this episode are:

    • Mark Hodgkinson, Chief Executive of Scope

    • Angela Matthews, Head of Policy and Research at Business Disability Forum


    The Disability Price Tag 2024 can be accessed here: https://www.scope.org.uk/campaigns/disability-price-tag

    46 min
  • Disability Today - Episode 1 - AI Friend Or Foe?
    Business Disability Forum’s Disability Today podcast series will discuss the issues that affect us now, and will be part of our reality tomorrow. All too often, disabled people are overlooked and forgotten when considering what the future holds, and the challenges the world faces today. Leading experts will join Business Disability Forum CEO Diane Lightfoot to discuss how disabled people and business are or will be affected. These debates will explore the challenges, and the solutions to creating a more inclusive world.
    In the first episode of the series, AI Friend or foe? Diane discusses if disabled people risk being further excluded from jobs by the increasing use of AI or if new technology always creates new opportunities with guests Christopher Patnoe Head of EMEA Accessibility and Disability Inclusion at Google and Claire Cookson, CEO of Pathways Education Ltd, an organisation committed to re-engineering SEND education though the development of pioneering technology, education settings and national policy.
    Business Disability Forum is the leading business membership organisation in disability inclusion.
    www.businessdisabilityforum.org.uk
    41 min
  • If You Don't Mind Me Asking... Season 2 Episode 6 With Morgan McArthur And Graeme Crook
    In the last episode of the series, we're talking workplace adjustments (accommodations). We're joined by PwC graduate apprentice Morgan McArthur and Graeme Crook, from PwC's IT and digital accessibility team. Morgan tells us about the impact of her multiple disabilities including dyslexia and a recent ADHD diagnosis, on her university study and work. She talks very positively about her recruitment and onboarding experience, the speed of access to workplace adjustments and support available at PwC.
    36 min
  • If You Don't Mind Me Asking... With Karan Snuggs And Chantel Emery - Part 2
    TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks about the loss of a child and bereavement in general.
    This is the second of a two-part episode, where Chantel Emery, (BDF Advice Service Officer) who has lived experience of disability and Karan Snuggs (BDF Business Partner) who originally trained as a nurse and bereavement counsellor, join Lucy and Dan to talk about grief and loss. We'd advise you listen to or watch part 1 first.
    In this episode we continue to discuss the impact of an acquired disability, being a parent to disabled children, grief experienced as a carer, and how grief and loss support from employers cannot be a one-size fits all approach.
    20 min
  • If You Don't Mind Me Asking... Season 2 Episode 4 with Karan Snuggs And Chantel Emery - Part 1
    TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks about the loss of a child and bereavement in general.
    In the first of this two-part episode, Chantel Emery, (BDF Advice Service Officer) who has lived experience of disability and Karan Snuggs (BDF Business Partner) who originally trained as a nurse and bereavement counsellor, join Lucy and Dan to talk about grief and loss. They discuss the impact of an acquired disability, being a parent to disabled children and how grief and loss support from employers cannot be a one-size fits all approach.
    34 min
  • If you don't mind me asking... Season 2 Episode 3 with Peter Torres Fremlin
    Peter Torres Fremlin is the Editor of Disability Debrief, a weekly newsletter which 'sees world news through a disability lens'. In this episode, he talks to Lucy and Dan about his experiences of disability working in international development, how the challenges and often innovative solutions vary in different places and prevalent global trends and challenges affecting disabled people.
    34 min
  • If you don't mind me asking... Season 2 Episode 2 with Linda Pike
    Linda Pike works in global cybersecurity for BT. She acquired several permanent health conditions after contracting encephalitis. She talks to Lucy and Dan about how she manages these multiple conditions, how adding menopause to the mix has affected her, why she's happy to be part of BT's Able to Network signposting colleagues to support and the challenges of navigating less-visible disabilities.
    31 min

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Business Disability Forum (BDF) is a not-for-profit member organisation that makes it easier to do business with and employ disabled people.

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