I am an accessibility and policy specialist. I am a multiply neurodivergent disabled person and I offer: consultancy and audits for legal compliance, creative participatory workshops and a training programme.
I have worked in research and digital technology for fifteen years and I specialise in accessibility and inclusion. I have worked across policy development and governance, where I have regularly used participatory tools to solve all sorts of challenges. These tools work in any group or organisation, as well as in local, national and even international spaces.
At the LEGO Group I set up a wellbeing network, mentored the leadership team in inclusive practice and worked on internal policies. At Multiverse I ran accessibility audits, workshops and research projects. At the Royal Society of Arts, I built the technical platform to support the Diaspora Changemakers programme. For "Mapify" I worked on a community tool to map local resources and their local impact; and was part of The Public Service Launchpad, run by Hub Launchpad and FutureGov.
In my career, I noticed the same problem everywhere: community groups are not considered when decisions are made about them. If they are brought in it is too late, and is after key decisions have already been made.
Our communities should be healthy and thriving, so I started Bees Assemble to offer two things: to provide paid consultancy for legal compliance, and a training programme to create lasting change.
Bees Assemble centres our communities by making sure that laws and regulations are followed, and that changes are made that have long-term benefits for all.