The Accessful Foundation

New charity supporting disabled entrepreneurs in the UK via networking, mentoring and grant giving.

Reg Charity No: 1191925

[email protected]

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If you haven't yet today, do give your favourite founder a little repost to celebrate the day. It means more than you know!

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As I'm sure we've all seen, today is International Women's Day!

What you won't have been able to see though is the talent, experience, knowledge and dedication behind the scenes here at TAF from the wonderful women that lead, mould and enhance this charity every day!

#IWD2022

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Big love also to our female founders, entrepreneurs, business owners, self-employed heroes, fantastic freelancers and each of you doing your thing today and everyday to set wonderful examples of women in business.

[James Taylor @Jamestaylor2]

Today’s @ONS employment data @scope analysis
📈Disability Employment Gap is now 29% (up 0.8%)
📊Largest 1/4ly increase in the gap since 2015
📊More people are now long term sick than before
📈Number of disabled people out of work has risen by 400k since the pandemic began

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- Have a 'Customer Review Day' a few times per year, focusing purely on getting in those reviews from customers, clients and friends and making reviews a regular and organised part of your business! This can be a gamechanger. Give it a go.

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Do you have a plan in place for getting in those all important reviews?

Do you have customer review days, even?!

In 2022, most people know why customer reviews can be vital to a business, and the impact is difficult to overestimate.

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- As soon as that 'thank you!' email arrives, that's your invite to ask for them to share a quick review.

They've taken the time to privately thank you, so are likely to be interested in publicly doing so too!

[Chloe Tear @chloeltear]

What’s the best question a child has asked you about your disability?

How do you feel about children asking you questions?

Just writing a blog post and would love to quote the thoughts of others. 💛

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This is today's office!

Some entrepreneurs work from their beds. And some entrepreneurs work from their bed one day, but not the next.

The way the world views what an entrepreneur is needs to change!

Join us in changing that view: [email protected]

[Open Style Lab @OpenStyleLab]

Are you a designer or passionate about accessible fashion? We created a stencil with seated body types to encourage the inclusion of disabled people within the design process!

[Independent Voices @IndyVoices]

The British Sign Language Bill is a major win for the Deaf community in 2022 | @LiamODellUK https://t.co/AXFWBxVwWw #BSLBill

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Although we should add, no one should need to work beyond what they are paid for and employers should and must encourage employees to rest and live their lives!

(And good luck to the 8.4% working on their second jobs! Let us know if you need anything).

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Around 45% of time saved by WFH and not commuting is used by employees to work (!) and around 32% is used for leisure.

Better for you, better for your boss.

Which is...strange. As we've been continually told pre-Covid that WFH as an adjustment was simply impossible 👀

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Source: Barrero, Jose Maria, Nicholas Bloom, and Steven J. Davis, 2021.
“Why working from home will stick,” National Bureau of Economic
Research Working Paper 28731.

https://t.co/I0xlr7PWMF