The All 4 Inclusion Pod

Send us a text Dyspraxia, a condition that many have heard of but don't understand or not even heard of. That's why we wanted to speak with Rosemary Richings, author of Stumbling Through Time and Space (living life with dyspraxia) to find out how it impacts someone on a day to basis. How can we support friends and family members with dyspraxia like Rosemary? How can businesses be more ac...

Send us a text An interview with Alex Winstanley from Happy Smiles Training CIC. Alex is CEO and Founder of Happy Smiles, an author of children's books, Shaw Trust Power 100 representative and close friend to Hayden. He is a great a11y for the disability community, he shares tips on how to be a great ally and who you want to align yourselves with. (1) Alex Winstanley | LinkedIn Inclusion and...

Send us a text Dee Smith has Friedreichs Ataxia, one in 15,000 people worldwide. That means there is 0.0002% of the population have Friedreichs Ataxia.  Dee explains University life and her career as an actress and model. How she battles with those less accessible to her and gives advice to others on how to be more exclusive. She tells a story of when she was asked to be a bridesmaid - which led t...

Send us a text Kirsty Hayward has diagnosed late with ADHD. In this podcast she tells us how ADHD has impacted her life and what it would have meant to have been diagnosed sooner. Kirsty helps business create and accessible and inclusive workspace for their employees. There is a lot more to this than the physical environment you need to ensure you have inclusive policies and an inclusive culture t...

Send us a text Nate Williams, co founder of The Ability Group in Sport talks to us about finding his dream job and then setting up a platform to enable others to do this too. Whilst we talk about Nate's career, this is very transferable. Nate discussed a wider team learning from disabled colleagues - this could be done in a call centre, shop floor, education facilities etc.... Having and bein...

Send us a text Joining me on this podcast is Jamie Shields, who is currently working on his new podcast Inclusivi-T Jamie is registered blind and has identified through his lived experience that society stops him from doing things more than his disability. Jamie talks about his education, mental health and work - not all have been inclusive and accessible. He also shares some great tips to make yo...

Send us a text Ross Hovey has Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 2 ( SMA ), although under today's criteria he may have been diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 3. August was Spinal Muscular Atrophy awareness month, but we believe education needs to last longer than a month. The NHS state on their website that intelligence is not impacted by having Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Listening to this...

Send us a text In this episode we are joined by Giselle Mota who is leading the way with accessibility in the metaverse and web 3. NFTY Collective have designed inclusive avatars of many disabled people including friends of the show Isaac Harvey and Victoria Jenkins. You can watch this episode here >>> Back to the accessible future - YouTube Giselle talks through her unique way of ensurin...

Send us a text Let's talk about inclusion, let's talk about disability. Ali Hemsley thought she was working for a business that valued inclusion and that cared about staff with a disability. Unfortunately for Ali, the business didn't value inclusion and didn't value her and her disability. She shares how she took her employer to caught on her own - and won. But that was just th...

Send us a text Marie Martin, aka SEND Warrior Mum making a difference; as she is known to her twitter followers joins me with her son Zak. Zak is an autistic teenager, with a passion for smart motorways and power stations amongst other things. He has been fortunate to have gained some hands on work experience on the smart motorways and is hoping to gain some working with power stations in the futu...

Send us a text In this weeks episode, I'm joined by the amazing Catherine Nakayemba and her colleague Reynard. Catherine is co founder of an amazing charity in Uganda, where they support young women with education, starting up businesses and menstruation. For any young lady starting menstruation can be difficult and Gejja Women Foundation help to education both boys and girls by visiting the...

Send us a text Kathryn Paylor - Bent (S1 Ep 8) and Reena Anand join me to discuss what it's like to be a parent to an autistic child. I challenge them to answer questions that many parents with autistic children face.  What can schools do better Advice for parents who believe their child is autistic What would you say to an autistic child Both Reena and Kat have lived experiences on the subje...

Send us a text Business networking doesn’t need to be pressured. Each member of a networking group is a person and people go through tough times. The last thing you want is to feel anxiety walking in to a meeting without the required referrals when you whole life is turning upside down. This is where MOVE Online differs. It’s a business and personal development meeting where the mission is to make...

Send us a text In the last episode of Season 1, Don Armand and I discuss some of our listeners responses to the question - "How Society impacts Disability?" The former Exeter Chief rugby player is not afraid to challenge both sides of the coin. He has a mindset that if everyone works together to solve all of societies problems including being inclusive to people with disabilities, the wo...

Send us a text A first solo episode and update from Scott Whitney of All4Inclusion Scott gives his view on matters such as: Roe Vs Wade Facebook Dunelm (who have now provided an email address) Scott tells us who is super heroes are and give news on the upcoming webinar Reasonable Adjustments - A Tick Box exercise? Tickets available below 👇 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/326652224597 Scott reveals w...

Send us a text Imagine wearing a wig 24/7 What are the consequences to you physically? Mentally? Laura and I spend time talking about what it's like to have Alopecia as a teenager. How it impacts on you physically, mentally and your education. Your self confidence is broken, so is your self esteem. When do you start showing people your head? Who do you talk to about this? Laura is a true role...

Send us a text When Victoria ignores and walks in to A&E she didn't know how her life would change. Recovering on a ward was the moment her Universal Clothing brand Unhidden was born. This podcast tells the story of Unhidden, Victoria's own health conditions which have left her disabled and sharing lots of helpful tips along the way. This not to be missed episode with Sustainable Ada...

Send us a text An emotional conversation with Dee Padfield, a mother to an intelligent  autistic son with ADHD. Dee talks very direct about the ups and the downs of living with her son. Whilst there are tough moments, there are lots of fun times too. She tells you when she recognised difficulties and how she has adapted herself to maximise her sons potential. We also discuss Dee's employer -...

Send us a text Funmi Lawal a business owner with a difference. After suffering a stroke following the birth of her child, Funmi looked for a way that ladies could keep their privacy, whilst being supported by carers in her wheelchair. Now abled bodied, she hasn't forgotten how she felt and has pushed on to found Clip Knix, her adaptive underwear range.  Adaptive Clip-on Underwear from Clip-Kn...

Send us a text Dr Shirley Woods Gallagher was diagnosed with Autistic in her later 40's.  She is a director at a Trust covering multiple schools and academies. Prior to that she held senior positions with Manchester City Council.  Shirley wants people to know that they can get senior roles with neurodiverse conditions such as autism and ADHD. Be proud of who you are and embrace your condition...

Send us a text All4Inclusion asked a number of people what the term Hidden Disability means to them. Whilst it was a potentially sensitive subject to discuss, Fil and I tried not to walk on egg shells as we spoke. We both fully understand our opinions are not necessarily correct and are open to be educated on the subject. Feel free to reach out to us both on Scott 🧡💙 Whitney | LinkedIn and Fil K...

Send us a text Meeting Kathryn Paylor-Bent was a great experience and I'm lucky to share it with you. An injury when Kat was a young Mum left her in a wheelchair. Despite her disability, Kat wanted to be a hands on Mum for her son. Very early on in the conversation it's easy to see that Kat's a fighter. She had to fight to get her sons autism diagnosis and fight for what's righ...

Send us a text Cameron was not diagnosed Autistic until he left school. In this All4Inclusion podcast episode, Cameron talks about being undiagnosed autistic throughout school, learning how to wear his mask and how different employers have reacted to him. Cameron has a strong understanding of being neurodiverse as his brother has ADHD. During this episode I mention Cameron's blog article (see...

Send us a text How cool was it to speak with Todd ? Todd tells me about how ADHD impacted him as both a child and an adult. How he learnt to use his neuro diversity to give him an advantage in his professional life. Not only has Todd learnt to use his condition to his own benefit, but he has helped others with ADHD too. Please continue the conversation on All4Inclusion's facebook page - All4I...

Send us a text A great conversation with Greg from The Brain Charity based in Liverpool. We had the opportunity to speak about the charity itself, but also about Greg himself. Greg was diagnosed with dyslexia in school and tells me about how it impacted him throughout education and work. Greg also describes how he started working for The Brain Charity and how his unique application remained in the...