An Assembly on International Day of Persons with Disabilities

An Assembly on International Day of Persons with Disabilities...

The 3^rd December is International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), so in Assembly on Monday we were delighted to welcome two guest speakers to talk to the pupils about their experiences. 

Anna Parisi spent 15 years working on the Paralympic Games before co-founding of Untapped, an inclusive marketing and communications consultancy. This year she co-founded Untapped Opinions, dedicated to supporting businesses include the voices of disabled and neurodiverse people in their market research and product testing. She was interviewed in Assembly by Winnie, and she told the pupils about two entrepreneurs she has worked with: Victoria, who has designed special clothing to help people with disabilities, and Jacob, who is working with Easyjet and other aviation companies to make flying easier for disabled passengers.

Sinead Hanlon was our second speaker and she is the co-founder of WARP, an explorative studio designing textiles that create purposeful art for the interior world, inspired by the ancient and powerful practice of storytelling through weaving. WARP creates bespoke rugs and blankets for clients around the world. Sinead explained that she suffers from ADHD and a neurodiverse illness, and that running your own business can be tough. She was interviewed by Sebastian and told the pupils about times when she really struggled, and told pupils who have ADHD or any other disability, that they must always look after their Mental Health.

Both of these guests showed how leaders with disabilities can achieve so much and were a shining example to those around them.

Emily Simper - Deputy Head, Pastoral

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