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As a prominent figure in the field of disability awareness, Claire Buckle, the founder of both Ability Consultancy (NW) Ltd, and Ability Digital Ltd, is often asked to share her lived experience of disability with [...]
Disability Awareness Motor Style!
It’s been a speedy start to 2024 for Ability Consultancy, as we continue to challenge the stereotyping surrounding disability. Earlier in February, Claire Buckle had the great pleasure of delivering disability awareness sessions with the [...]
Our thoughts on the Ofsted Education Report 2023
The quality of physical education (PE) in primary and secondary schools in England, was the subject of an Ofsted report, published recently. Whilst the report’s findings seem encouraging, if you read the report carefully, [...]
Training Partner for the Princes Trust and the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
Inspiring young people and positively influencing others to be inclusive is what drives us here at Ability Consultancy (NW) Ltd. We have been delighted to be delivering in-person (and online during COVID) disability awareness [...]
Why schools succeed with our school based programme – “See me, not my CP”
The school based, ‘See me, not my CP’ started back in March 2021, when Claire Buckle was determined to destigmatise disability using her lived experience of Cerebral Palsy (CP). Being born with CP, Claire, [...]
Our thoughts on the disability employment and pay ‘gaps’
The gender pay gap! You’ve probably heard of the gender pay gap. It is the difference in pay between genders and usually shows the percentage that men earn, more than women. The gender pay gap [...]
What Makes Ability Consultancy undeniably qualified to deliver disability training?
Are you Disability Confident? – We are! Not only are we committed to disability awareness, but disability is the heart of our business and its reason for being. Simply put, both of our companies - [...]
Ever tried to tie your shoes laces, one-handed?
Challenge accepted? Headteachers, teachers, and school business and support staff - you are all invited to try your hand at our “one-handed shoe-lace challenge” on the Ability Digital stand at the Northern Education Show. Take [...]
Celebrities and celebrating small business success on a national scale!
FSB National Final! We were very excited to attend the Federation of Small Business’s (FSB) Celebrating Small Business Awards, UK Final in Birmingham on Thursday 18th May 2023. What we didn’t expect was to feel [...]
Making an Impact on Inclusion!
Celebrating inclusion! Celebrating the digital technology innovations that improve people’s lives is the theme of the Digital Leaders Impact Awards. Our third award ceremony this month, the Impact Conference & Awards were held at Media [...]