A timeline of my career
Emma goes through her career and how it has led to establishing The Wheelchair Activist.
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Nov 30, 2021
November – a bit of a tough month
November has been a tough month for me. If you follow me on social media, you’ll have seen I had to say goodbye to one of my dogs earlier...
Apr 16, 2020
Government Announce New Challenge Fund for Disability Employment
This was originally published on Muscular Dystrophy UK’s website on July 18, 2018. This week the Government announced a multi-million...
Apr 16, 2020
Trailblazers held first Employability Weekend
This was originally published on Muscular Dystrophy UK’s website on May 21, 2018. On May 19th and 20th the Moving Up team held the first...
Apr 16, 2020
Employers discuss disability with Trailblazers
I held the first meeting of the Employer Working Group at the Guildhall. We had representatives from Virgin Media, Amnesty International...
Apr 16, 2020
Trailblazers host first employability boot camp
I am so looking forward to the first Employability Boot Camp run by Muscular Dystrophy UK. We have some very exciting speakers announced...
Apr 16, 2020
Trailblazers hold second Working Group on employment meeting
My second Young Disabled Person’s Working Group on Employment meeting was held in the beautiful Guildhall in February. I had so many...
Apr 16, 2020
Trailblazers hold first Working Group on employment meeting
I held my first Young Disabled Person’s Working Group on Employment and it was a huge success. I was so pleased with the enthusiasm of...
Apr 16, 2020
Hammond Is Wrong To Place Blame On Disabled Workers
The Chancellor Philip Hammond claimed yesterday that problems with the UK’s productivity could in part be explained by a supposed...
Apr 16, 2020
Journey to Employment
As the new Employability Officer at Muscular Dystrophy UK I am setting up a Working Group for young disabled people in London to learn...
Apr 16, 2020
Access to Work: The good and the not so good!
I have recently started working at Muscular Dystrophy UK as the Employability Officer. My entire job is focused on removing the barriers...
Apr 16, 2020
What action is needed to close the disability employment gap?
This is the last piece I wrote as part of my internship at Muscular Dystrophy UK. I had an amazing experience here and I will continue to...
Apr 16, 2020
Digging Deep on the Disability Employment Gap
Last month, Muscular Dystrophy UK held a roundtable meeting in Parliament on the disability employment gap which brought together the...
Apr 16, 2020
Moving Up launches Mentoring Programme
This piece was originally published on Muscular Dystrophy UK’s website on September 5, 2018. The Moving Up project is excited to announce...
Apr 16, 2020
Young disabled people and employers come together at Employability Event
This piece was originally published on Muscular Dystrophy UK’s website on September 26, 2018. On Saturday September 22nd the Moving Up...
Apr 16, 2020
Moving Up hold second Employability Weekend
This piece was originally published on Muscular Dystrophy UK’s website on November 10, 2018. On November 3rd and 4th the Moving Up team...
Apr 16, 2020
Trailblazers’ ‘Ready and able’ report highlights changes needed for disabled job-seekers
Muscular Dystrophy UK is calling on the government and employers to take action to remove the barriers that make it difficult for...
Apr 15, 2020
Employability report launched at Parliament
On Wednesday 8th May, Trailblazers held a Reception at the House of Commons hosted by Heidi Allen MP to launch the new ‘Ready and Able’...
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