Blogs

Daniel’s Guide Dog Refusals

Daniel Williams of Visualise Training and Consultancy talks about guide dog refusal that he has experienced over the last week. Four weeks being a ...

17/11/2017

The Importance of Disability Awareness Training

Over seven million people of working age in the UK have a disability, and employment opportunities for this huge cohort are still woefully inadequate. For ...

17/11/2017

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My New Guide Dog

I am writing a blog to highlight the ‘highs’ and hopefully not too many ‘lows’ of my experience having a guide dog. My first 14 ...

05/11/2017

5 Ways Visually Impaired People Can Impress at an Interview

Have you got a job interview coming up? Here are five things you can do to make an impression on the people who could be ...

06/09/2017

Disabled Access to Commercial Properties – Know Your Rights!

We are pleased to have Lucy Wyndham as a guest blogger. Lucy was a former Architect and is living with a a mobility impairment so ...

30/08/2017

Finding a Job

Let me introduce myself, I’m Tehani Taylor and I live in Wales. I’m lucky enough to work part time for visualise within their communications team. ...

23/08/2017

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Is self-employment: the better option for people with disabilities?

Employment and disability has always been a contentious area. The employment statistics for people with disabilities have shifted very little over the last few decades, ...

16/08/2017

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Employment VS self-employment

Statistics don’t lie, and those depicting self-employment in the UK show a growing trend amongst our workforce towards ‘being your own boss’. Sole trader status ...

09/08/2017

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Barriers faced by students with visual impairments at university – Callum’s story

Support via the DSA is often a key factor in whether a student is successful at university or not. Generally, I was happy with the ...

02/08/2017

Disability Access in the UK Leisure industry

Leisure activities are an important part of our social lives, and provide the opportunity to engage in a wider community. This is particularly important for ...

26/07/2017