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Celebrating Disability Pride Month 2024

Have you heard of Disability Pride Month? Celebrated every July in the UK since 2015, it’s a vital opportunity to raise awareness, spark positive conversations, and celebrate diversity within the disabled community. At Blind Ambition, we’re proud to celebrate the unique differences of our disabled community. We champion visibility and

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Podcast Archive Launched on Site

Blind Ambition is pleased to announce that we’ve added a link under the training and support heading to our archive of podcast recordings from the last series of the Employment Webinars. Here you’ll find a wealth of information for blind and partially sighted job seekers.  

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Enhancing Accessibility in Retail: How Blind Ambition Can Help Major Retailers and Shopping Centres

Enhancing Accessibility in Retail: Partnering with Blind Ambition to Welcome Disabled Customers and Team Members Blind Ambition, an internationally award-winning consultancy, is committed to advancing disability awareness and fostering accessible environments within the retail sector. Our MD, Seema Flower, has over 35 years of experience as a visually impaired leader.

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Review of the Working Age Forum on 12th June

We had a really great turnout for the Working Age Forum (WAF) on Tuesday, and we want to thank everyone who participated in this exciting and engaging session. It was wonderful to hear from old friends and welcome some new voices into the discussion. We welcome anyone interested in work,

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Revolutionising Navigation for the Visually Impaired with What3Words

Navigating the world as a visually impaired person comes with its own set of challenges, especially when it comes to getting dropped off by a taxi or finding the exact location of a building entrance. Traditional street addresses often fall short in providing the precision needed to specify exact locations,

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Overcoming Travel Barriers: The Need for Accessible Air Travel

In yet another disappointing example of the challenges faced by wheelchair users while traveling, Canadian travel blogger Tori Hunter recently shared her distressing experience in Costa Rica. Tori, who lives with limited neck movement and spinal muscular atrophy, uses an electric wheelchair. Unfortunately, she was unable to bring her wheelchair

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