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Accessibility & inclusion

Why fostering diversity must be at the heart of community building and social cohesion

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08 Nov 2022

Susannah Hardyman

Susannah Hardyman explains how drawing on the diverse backgrounds of volunteer tutors to teach disadvantaged students has proved a powerful win-win
Designing work around people

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25 Oct 2022

Nick Bacon Mark Howard Fergus Grierson

We have inclusive design standards for buildings. Why can't we have them for work? The RSA Inclusive Work, Disability and Ageing Network Steering Group propose a system that works for everybody.
Autistic girls need Child First support when in police care

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07 Sep 2022

Carly Jones

A succession of news stories of the appalling treatment of autistic girls by police is shocking but not surprising. Carly Jones, who grew up with undiagnosed autism, says that there are essential safeguarding measures that must be taken now
Why isn’t the UK design industry more diverse?

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07 Jul 2022

Ben Pearson

The world faces existential sustainability issues – a global problem requiring a societal response – yet the design industry reflects a tiny segment of our society. Ben Pearson’s research examines how much damage this is doing, and how we can make things better
Stronger together: foundation building for third sector system working - part two

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28 Jun 2022

Mark Swift Ian Burbidge

In part two of the Comment article double bill, Mark Swift and Ian Burbidge explore how the VCSFE sector might align its efforts to liberate the best it has to offer.
Stronger together: foundation building for third sector system working - part one

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21 Jun 2022

Mark Swift Ian Burbidge

Learn how the diverse range of VCFSE organisations can collaborate effectively to harness resources, and strengths, and work with the complexity of social challenges.
The SEND solution… simple by design, profound in impact

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30 May 2022

Anita Devi

The Government has at last published its Green Paper on the SEND review. But, says Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion consultant Anita Devi, we’re still not asking the right questions
Off the streets and into a job

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24 May 2022

Christy Acton

Christy Acton, founder and CEO of Birmingham non-for-profit Standing Tall, says businesses can make a huge difference by creating stable jobs for people who’ve experienced homelessness
Inclusion begins with collaboration

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16 May 2022

Karl Brown

Solicitor Karl Brown FRSA writes about how his experience of a lack of diversity in the Bristol property business spurred him to create the Bristol Property Inclusion Charter
Want to rebuild your life? First prove you’re alive

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13 Apr 2022

Lauren Anders Brown

War and forced migrations mean hundreds of thousands of displaced people lack the documents to find work, start a new life, or even prove they exist. Lauren Anders Brown, co-directed Forged, about the Syrian conflict. She argues that we desperately need a universal, non-governmental ID system