Practice Resource Manager, Russ Martin, explains how he’s been supported through his mental health challenges and how he’s now helping others in simil…
Working for himself as a construction project manager in Poole when he was diagnosed with stage four cancer in 2017, Gordon Youngson left work aged 65…
In the summer of 1981, just a few months before his 21st birthday, Russ Kirby was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash. His left arm was paralysed …
Our law firm is built on a culture of engagement: a global network where we all support each other, open-mindedly and wholeheartedly. Naturally, encou…
Steve Bond wants to break down barriers that make it harder for people who have difficulties learning in mainstream education to find work. In 2017 he…
Ashurst LLP is a leading multinational law firm and a trusted adviser to corporates, financial institutions and governments worldwide. They’re als…
I graduated in July 2008, as a BSc computer graduate. During graduation week it dawned on me about the sheer number of graduates that qualify and the…
Victoria Clutton calls for employment barriers to be removed for the long-term ill, as ASTRiiD (Available Skills for Training, Refreshing, Improvement,…
As the founding member of the new Be the Difference employment initiative, Primas Media, publisher of Able Magazine, is looking to recruit disabled peo…
“I am very happy as I love working. I’m a baker so I’m so pleased that Team Domenica helped me to get a job making cakes for the afternoon teas at The …
“I am the first person to get paid work at Team Domenica. I have never in my life been first at anything, it’s such a brilliant feeling. It’s great to …
“Team Domenica has helped me to build up my confidence and made me feel good in myself. I’m really enjoying my work at the Co-op and feeling a part of …
As the founding member of the new Be the Difference employment initiative, Primas Media, publisher of Able Magazine, is looking to recruit disabled peo…
Able Magazine caught up with 'Be the Difference' Employer, Dr Mark McBride-Wright CEng MIChemE founder of EqualEngineers to discuss inclusivity within …
Vercida talked to Able Magazine about a successful candidate they helped to get a position at Network Rail: "The Vercida website helped me in my fut…
The Ability People (TAP) is an ethical recruitment agency driven by the belief that a person’s achievement should only be determined by their ability. …
Matt Williams from The Oxford Charcoal Company tells us about his experience of hiring someone with a learning disability. "When Antony arrived with…
"I was getting depressed at home, I was just going nuts basically. There was nothing to do. I had no money coming in, and any little money that I did h…
"My name’s Patrick and I’m 19 years old. I joined the Oxfordshire Supported Internship Programme, during my final year in college, and I spend two days…
"I’d like to introduce you to Lewis. Lewis is 16 and has ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, so severely that he has been unable to attend school for the past…
Mary Woodall works as a part-time receptionist in a hotel. She travels there independently on a bus from the supported accommodation where she lives in…
Bristol-based bakery, Step and Stone, makes handmade lavosh flatbreads with a social purpose. They work with young people with learning disabilities, h…
The legal sector is renowned as a rigorous environment where some of the finest minds do battle. We find out how the sector helps disabled people to have a successful career.