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When systems fail, disabled workers become “the problem” — and employers quietly learn to avoid the risk. Access to Work failing? www.linkedin.com/posts/philfr...
Ready, Willing but Still Waiting | Phil Friend
When systems fail, disabled workers become “the problem” — and employers quietly learn to avoid the risk. Access to Work failing?
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January 24, 2026 at 12:33 PM
When systems fail, disabled workers become “the problem” — and employers quietly learn to avoid the risk. Access to Work failing? www.linkedin.com/posts/philfr...
A car can mean freedom. Or the difference between isolation and work. I’ve written about the Motability Scheme, why it worked, and why recent changes matter more than people think.
Read here: www.thefriendlytimes.co.uk/2025/12/plea...
#Disability #Motability #IndependentLiving #Access
Read here: www.thefriendlytimes.co.uk/2025/12/plea...
#Disability #Motability #IndependentLiving #Access
Please Don’t Make Us Drive These Again
What the Motability Scheme changed — and why the Budget risks turning the clock back My driving life began in a three-wheeled blue “Noddy ...
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December 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
A car can mean freedom. Or the difference between isolation and work. I’ve written about the Motability Scheme, why it worked, and why recent changes matter more than people think.
Read here: www.thefriendlytimes.co.uk/2025/12/plea...
#Disability #Motability #IndependentLiving #Access
Read here: www.thefriendlytimes.co.uk/2025/12/plea...
#Disability #Motability #IndependentLiving #Access
My first car had three wheels. Motability gave disabled people dignity and independence.
I’ve written about why recent Budget changes risk nudging us backwards.
www.thefriendlytimes.co.uk/2025/12/plea...
I’ve written about why recent Budget changes risk nudging us backwards.
www.thefriendlytimes.co.uk/2025/12/plea...
December 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
My first car had three wheels. Motability gave disabled people dignity and independence.
I’ve written about why recent Budget changes risk nudging us backwards.
www.thefriendlytimes.co.uk/2025/12/plea...
I’ve written about why recent Budget changes risk nudging us backwards.
www.thefriendlytimes.co.uk/2025/12/plea...
This month on The Way We Roll, we sit down with the brilliant Victoria Jenkins from Unhidden. We talk fashion. We talk disability. We talk about building a business when the world keeps hiding the ramps. New episode out Friday, 28 November. Pop it in your diary.
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This month on The Way We Roll, we sit down with the brilliant Victoria Jenkins from Unhidden. We talk fashion. We talk disability. We talk about building a business when the world keeps hiding the ramps. New episode out Friday, 28 November. Pop it in your diary.
Tried returning a parcel from a wheelchair.
No parking. No kerb. No chance.
If convenience isn’t accessible, it’s not really progress.
www.thefriendlytimes.co.uk/2025/11/when...
#Inclusion #Accessibility #DisabilityRights
No parking. No kerb. No chance.
If convenience isn’t accessible, it’s not really progress.
www.thefriendlytimes.co.uk/2025/11/when...
#Inclusion #Accessibility #DisabilityRights
When “Convenience” Leaves People Behind
Ever tried using a parcel return point from a wheelchair? I did recently — or rather, I tried to. What followed was a lesson in how clev...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Tried returning a parcel from a wheelchair.
No parking. No kerb. No chance.
If convenience isn’t accessible, it’s not really progress.
www.thefriendlytimes.co.uk/2025/11/when...
#Inclusion #Accessibility #DisabilityRights
No parking. No kerb. No chance.
If convenience isn’t accessible, it’s not really progress.
www.thefriendlytimes.co.uk/2025/11/when...
#Inclusion #Accessibility #DisabilityRights