Following on from the careers advice webinar for disabled students that our CEO Helen Cooke ran on the 1st of December 2020 organised by the The Thames Valley Learning Partnership (TVLP), one of the students who participated has written an article about it.
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Published on the Back Up Trust website
Our Founder and Director Helen Cooke was recently interviewed by the Back Up Trust for whom she is a Trustee. Helen provides some great advice for individuals with disabilities about what to disclose and how to disclose it during the recruitment process. To read the full article click here
The Back up Trust exists to transform the lives of everyone affected by spinal cord injury. That means delivering a range of services to build confidence and independence back into people’s lives, and offering a support network when it is needed most. It also means challenging perceptions of disability – that life with spinal cord injury can be a full and active one.