Losing Autonomy + It Takes More Than Adjustments + Purple Pound

The Way We Roll

Simon was at the airport recently. He was on his mobility scooter, and his mum was using an airport wheelchair. Looking at the long line in the disabled passport queue, his walkie-talkie sister and cousin decided to move to the non-disabled line. We explore what happened and how it made Simon feel.

The Business Disability Forum has produced a second adjustments in the workplace piece of research. Both managers and individuals who are Deaf, disabled or neurodivergent responded. Phil picks through the key findings.

History is littered with new businesses created to serve disabled consumers that weren’t viable. It feels different now. Simon asks, with the growth in service providers, including bespoke clothes makers, the hotel and leisure industry and accessible car and van hire, has the Purple Pound finally landed, and how do you cater to the diversity of disabled people?

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Links

Business Disability Forum has produced another piece of research on adjustments in the workplace

Blue Badge Awards Leisure Industry

Proximo accessible vehicle hire

Able2Wear clothing

WAVs. Motability and Callum

UnHidden clothing

Apply for Bake Off UK

Pic Credit

A wheelchair user in the airport https://spintheglobe.net

Chapters

1. Losing Autonomy + It Takes More Than Adjustments + Purple Pound (00:00:00)

2. Reasonable adjustment research (00:02:15)

3. Simon loss of confidence (00:24:57)

4. Fashion and Disabled consumers (00:37:50)

5. Listener's Corner (00:51:19)