The Key Lessons I’ve Learned from My Time as Accessibility Network Co-Chair

As the Co-Chair of the accessibility network at Three UK over the course of this year, I've had the opportunity to learn more and deepen my understanding around the multifaceted nature of Accessibility, how present it is in so many people’s lives and the challenges faced by many of our employees and the general public. For me, the drive to join the Accessibility Committee wasn’t only a personal desire to better support my own accessibility needs, but also to support and empower others in similar situations.

Through this experience, I’ve had the opportunity to be directly involved in driving changes to improve accessibility and inclusion across the business, which has been a rewarding and an eye opening experience. Opening my eyes to wider accessibility considerations that I would have never thought of, had I not had the chance to work with the amazing individuals I have so far. This includes everything from our physical workspaces and digital interfaces to business policies and candidate experiences.

Over the coming weeks, I wanted to share the Key Lessons I’ve learned in my time as Co-Chair and the things these lessons have taught me moving forward.

The points I will delve deeper into are:

·       Accessibility Requires Organisation Wide Commitment
·       Consider All Employees, Not Just the Organisation
·       Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference
·       Prioritising Individual Experiences

Although these just scratch the surface of what I believe there is to learn, my goal as a co-chair is create lasting change that impacts our employees positively and while there is still work to be done, I'm proud of the progress we're making at Three UK in creating a more inclusive environment.