Brought To You By: If you are a parent or advocate who has identified a need and want to really jump in and make a difference … then THIS is the episode for you! Our guest today, Christina Abernethy, is a dedicated wife, mother of 3, and passionate advocate for people impacted by disabilities. SheRead more
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Brought To You By: With a background in fashion Sam is passionate about inclusive fashion and leading a healthy and active lifestyle. She lives in London and shares her knowledge and life experiences to raise awareness of inclusion, fashion and healthy lifestyles. She is a wheelchair user since 1992 and played wheelchair tennis from 2003Read more
Brought To You By: Rob is an internationally competitive wheelchair racer in the T52 category. He is married to Jo and has a son, Jacob, and a daughter, Xanthe. He likes all his document titles to contain the word ‘stuff’ and would rather be designing than doing paper work. Rob designed Active Hands gripping aidsRead more
Brought To You By: A regular TV and radio commentator, Jennie Williams is the CEO and founder of Enhance The UK A charity that is well known for its innovative approach to disability awareness training, and it’s campaigns to break the taboo around about sex and disability. Jennie, who has degenerative hearing loss and livesRead more
Brought To You By: Swathi Chettipally is the CEO of Designs By Siri And the mother of an adult daughter with autism. She built the company with the mission to develop talent among individuals with autism. She single handedly trained her daughter and others with autism to make jewelry and promote their work on socialRead more
Brought To You By: Ed Warner founded the accessible design company Motionspot. In 2012 after his friend and Co-founder James Taylor was paralysed in a diving accident and became depressed by the clinical design and poor quality of adaptations in his home. Ed has built Motionspot into a RIBA award-winning industry leader in accessible designRead more
Brought To You By: Karin is a parent of a son with a disability. A high school special education teacher and advocate. She recently stepped down from teaching to help her former students transition into the work force by opening Spencer’s Place; a coffee shop that employs adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities. Karin’s passionRead more
Brought To You By: I have achieved in life what I could not have even dreamed about. Creativity, determination, and a big dose of adventure are some of the traits that have allowed me to found and own two highly admired businesses in the special education space from the ground up: Smarty Ears and SmartyRead more
Brought To You By: Kate Ahern is an educational specialist in complex communication needs in private practice. She is certified as an intensive special needs teacher, for ages birth through adult in Massachusetts. Kate has vast experience in the field of assistive technology with children and young adults. Kate has spent twenty years plus workingRead more
