Building Belonging with Barnwood Trust: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the second of 3 Empowered Employers podcasts. This second episode focuses on barriers when trying to get support through schemes such as Access To Work that are designed to help people find or stay in work.
A group of Barnwood Circle members talked with us about their experiences of employment. This group also helped us to shape the #EmpoweredEmployers campaign.
https://empoweredemployers.co.uk/
Welcome to the third Empowered Employers podcast. This episode focuses on views about, and experiences of, adjustments being made at work to help remove disabling barriers, including how small changes can make a big difference.
A group of Barnwood Circle members talked with us about their experiences of employment. This group also helped us to shape the #EmpoweredEmployers campaign.
https://empoweredemployers.co.uk/
Welcome to the first of 3 Empowered Employers podcasts. This first episode focuses on common misconceptions about accessibility and inclusion in the workplace – people’s attitudes and assumptions, and how these can be addressed.
A group of Barnwood Circle members talked with us about their experiences of employment. This group also helped us to shape the #EmpoweredEmployers campaign.
https://empoweredemployers.co.uk/
Since March 2020, life has been very different for many people.
Katie and Scott from Cheltenham, UK, spoke with us about the challenges they have faced, as well as the things that have been keeping them strong.
To read the transcript of the full podcast please visit http://www.barnwoodtrust.org/my-pandemic-with-katie-and-scott/
We have news! The Research Team at Barnwood Trust have produced ‘Our Changing World’ a report into the impact of Covid-19 on disabled people and people with mental health challenges in Gloucestershire.
The Covid-19 pandemic and ‘lockdown’ have presented one of the most significant challenges to people, organisations and services in generations. Read our report and recommendations for Gloucestershire here: https://www.barnwoodtrust.org/news/our-changing-world/
Megan speaks on BBC Radio Gloucestershire about the Amplifying Voices FestivALL event where we joined a panel of speakers to speak about their own life experiences and perspectives on identity, as well as exploring how to be ally.
Shekinah speaks on BBC Radio Gloucestershire about the Amplifying Voices FestivALL event where we joined a panel of speakers to speak about their own life experiences and perspectives on identity, as well as exploring how to be ally.
Eby speaks on BBC Radio Gloucestershire about the Amplifying Voices FestivALL event where we joined a panel of speakers to speak about their own life experiences and perspectives on identity, as well as exploring how to be ally
Sekai speaks on BBC Radio Gloucestershire about the Amplifying Voices FestivALL event where we joined a panel of speakers to speak about their own life experiences and perspectives on identity, as well as exploring how to be ally.
Alice speaks on BBC Radio Gloucestershire about the Amplifying Voices FestivALL event where we joined a panel of speakers to speak about their own life experiences and perspectives on identity, as well as exploring how to be ally.
We have news! The Research Team at Barnwood Trust have produced ‘Our Changing World’ a report into the impact of Covid-19 on disabled people and people with mental health challenges in Gloucestershire.
The Covid-19 pandemic and ‘lockdown’ have presented one of the most significant challenges to people, organisations and services in generations. Read our report and recommendations for Gloucestershire here: https://www.barnwoodtrust.org/news/our-changing-world/
We join Lidia, Lydia and Victoria in a conversation about the first ever art exhibition at Overton House, which is the home of Barnwood Trust.
Lidia and Lydia work for Barnwood Trust, building connections and belonging for people with disabilities and mental health challenges in the county of Gloucestershire.
Victoria is an artist, and together with Lidia and Lydia they make up the Curating team, showcasing the creative talents of people linked with Barnwood Trust.
This podcast was recorded by a small group of people invited by Barnwood Trust to attend 2019’s Losing Control in Birmingham – a coming together of individuals, organisations, businesses and foundations from across the country, all searching for new ways top implement social change by relinquishing some control in favour of collective decision-making and grassroots participation.
Leading the discussion is Jess Waterman, Head of Communications and Marketing at Barnwood Trust. Joining her is Rich Amos whose been collaborating with Barnwood Trust for some years, Asher Smith from Creative Opportunities which is a social enterprise based in London, Louise Borg-Littleton who is a PCSO for Gloucestershire Constabulary who recently completed a 2-year secondment with the Barnwood Trust, Katie Peacock who is a member of the Barnwood Trust’s Learning Team, and Will Mansell from the Grace Network which is a social enterprise and community-interest company based near Stroud in Gloucestershire. We join them as they discuss the conference so far and the wider topics that have been brought to the fore over the two days.