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After 7 years of campaigning, I am pleased to see that the Office for Equality and Opportunity has launched the consultation paper on Ethnicity Pay Gap and Disability Pay Gap Mandatory reporting. This is a great first step that has taken a long time to get to. The importance of engaging in the consultation cannot be overstated, there are an enormous amount of individuals out there not being paid fairly. When I started the Campaign in 2018 there was an Ethnicity Pay Gap of £3.2 Billion in the UK. I cannot speak on the Disability Pay Gap, but I can only assume it is equally shocking. To those of you who have supported the Campaign, thank you for taking the journey with me. We can now say we are at the start of real change, let's support the government to achieve its goals of making the Ethnicity Pay Gap and Disability Pay Gap mandatory to report. Together we can make change. Fergus Moffatt Kohinoor Choudhury Jisha Hales Ugo Ikokwu Klara Skrivankova Shabna Begum Chris Lambert OLY Ajay Mistry ACMA Click on the link to access the consultation document: https://lnkd.in/e-FHichh

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Okay so my side note take on the #PathwaysToWork Green Paper launched today is that we have everything to play for in terms of workplace accessibility. The devil is in the detail. 👍 £5Billion savings is not £5Billions of cuts to existing services. It represents an aspirational figure for the future - 2029 - by which point disability benefits will have mushroomed >50% of what they are now if we do nothing at all. This is a travesty for disabled people AND the nation at large. Work brings dignity and independence for many. 👍 Some of the directions - Right to Try and support for SMEs to make inclusive design adaptations rather than only offering support to individuals to try and cope with exclusive design standards - are what we have been asking for since forever. 👍 Consultation is happening, our voices will be heard if we share them, and the consultation process is accessible with multiple communications methods open. Everything is still to play for, so let's get sharing evidence around what works. We have a LOT of evidence and expertise. Businesses, charities, advocacy groups, you have a few months to pull this together, so get cracking! There are some significant concerns about support for independent living payments and these need to be addressed, and many charities are speaking up about this. But looking at workplace support specifically and support into work, there is a lot to work with in there. Link below to my article, which contains multiple links including Employment Related Services Association (ERSA), Prof. Almuth McDowall's report for Acas and British Standards Institute BSI-KSA.

"Neurodiversity inclusion needs to be a cultural change in an organisation, a way of managing performance and talent progression which focuses on strengths and removing unnecessary barriers." - Dr Nancy Doyle, Genius Within Founder. As companies return to office work, it's crucial not to lose progress on disability inclusion. Remote and hybrid work aren't just trends, they enable disabled and neurodivergent people to access jobs previously out of reach. Our Directory Member Genius Within CIC knows firsthand how remote work transforms accessibility. Benefits for employers: - Expands the talent pool to include disabled people, parents, and carers. - Reduces office distractions, boosting focus and punctuality. - Saves money on office space. Tips for employees: - Take regular screen/movement breaks. - Put work away at the end of the day to maintain boundaries. - Set working hours and use delayed send for after-hours communication. Remote work is a reasonable adjustment and a key step toward greater inclusion. Embracing it means embracing equity. For more information or organisational support, Genius Within offers advisory services and its Genius Finder, an online platform that enables individuals and organisations to understand their unique skills, challenges, and potential—and, in turn, improve workplace performance. #RemoteWork #HybridWork #DisabilityInclusion #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek

Really thrilled to share that my research focused on lived experience of ADHD in women for my Psychology MSc received ethical approval and was signed off by my academic advisor this week! 🎉 If you're a woman with ADHD and would consider taking part in an interview, please take my screener ( use the QR below or use this link: https://lnkd.in/eJ2FFvmM) If you're not a woman with ADHD but know someone who is, please consider sending this their way 💖