About Us

Ollie is a wheelchair user and has been disabled all his life. He has worked in the third sector for over 25 years, supporting organisations and groups including fundraising to help them to develop. With his passion for disability equality, he has designed and delivered training sessions on disability rights and inclusion, disability awareness/equality and has been instrumental in developing policy and advice to a range of organisations in the third, private and public sectors. He has a thorough understanding and practical knowledge in the field of access and inclusion and has undertaken a wide range of access audits. Ollie has developed projects around adult training and learning as well as facilitating groups to achieve their maximum potential through business planning and maximising income generation.

Rick is also a wheelchair user and has also been disabled all his life. Originally from New Zealand, Rick spent years living in numerous countries around the world experiencing different cultures and how disabled people are included or otherwise in those societies. After leaving college he has had a diverse work experience including working in the building industry and an Outdoor Activity Centre which promoted the inclusion of disabled people in all activities This where he met Ollie who was one of the many visitors. Rick has more than 50 years personal and nearly 30 years professional experience going back to the mid 90's. He was involved in the consultation process and development of was the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and later became The Equality Act 2010. To complement his experience, he also has qualifications in building and has a Post Graduate Diploma in Accessibility and Inclusive Design from Salford University. He has worked with a wide range or clients; Local Authorities, Charities as well as commercial enterprises including the RSPB, Starbucks and Natural England.