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How can newsrooms harness the benefits that neurodivergence brings? Join our Rethink Disability Festival panel The Benefits of Thinking Differently, with host Emma Tracey, BBC Journalist and Host of the Access All Podcast, and special guests: - Lydia Wilkins, Freelance Journalist and Editor - Drew Hyndman, Producer, BBC - Fahima Abdulrahman, Investigations Impact Producer, BBC World Service - Charlie Eckton, Business Psychologist + Senior Consultant, Genius Within CIC, and - Dhruti Shah, Journalist and Founder, Have You Thought About Book your FREE online ticket for Rethink Disability on 4 Dec: https://lnkd.in/efqpAQYg The Rethink Disability Festival is presented by BBC Ability & BBC Academy Fusion. #Accessibility #Inclusion #Journalism #RethinkDisability #News

Join senior BBC News leaders as they discuss the need for real Deaf/Disabled and Neurodivergent representation and understanding across the newsroom, at the Rethink Disability Festival 2024. Our panel "Leaning in to Lived Experiences" will include: - Host Gary O'Donoghue, Senior North America Correspondent, BBC - Sam Taylor, Chief Operating Officer, BBC News - Emma Jones, Deputy Editor of BBC Breakfast and BBC News at One - Fiona Crack, Deputy Global Director, BBC News Whether you're a journalist or someone eager to be more disability-aware, Rethink Disability will be a day of discussing the barriers disabled people face and explore solutions to address them. Book your FREE online ticket here for Wed 4 Dec: https://lnkd.in/efqpAQYg Presented by BBC Ability and BBC Academy Fusion. #RethinkDisability #BBCAbility #Inclusion #Journalism

Creator of Why Can't We?, Peter Harding, joins our panel on Disability in Sports Journalism at the Rethink Disability Festival on 4 Dec. He'll be joining panel host mani djazmi along with Andy Stevenson, Gemma Stevenson and Zarah Connolly. Rethink Disability is the BBC's Disability Festival, presented by BBC Ability and BBC Academy Fusion. This year's Rethink Disability will spotlight how we can make media more inclusive and representative for everyone. Tickets are free and online, on 4 Dec. Book your place now! https://lnkd.in/efqpAQYg #RethinkDisability #Inclusivity #Journalism #SportsJournalism

If we’re going to have more disabled journalists in our newsrooms, what can we do to attract and retain the right people? Join our Rethink Disability panel on Intervention for Inclusion hosted by Sean D. Dilley on 4 Dec. With special guests: - Johny Cassidy CPACC FRSA, BBC journalist and Lead for TV Access Project (TAP) for News - Robbie Crow, Strategic Disability Lead, BBC - Michaela S. Suchomski, Diversity & Inclusion Lead, BBC Content - and more! The Rethink Disability Festival is a day focusing on how we can make media more inclusive and representative for everyone and is presented by BBC Ability and BBC Academy Fusion. Book your FREE, online ticket now! https://lnkd.in/efqpAQYg #RethinkDisability #Journalism #Inclusion #Newsrooms #SportsJournalism

Fresh from an inspirational sponsored swim for Children In Need, join BBC Cambridgeshire's Gemma Stevenson at the Rethink Disability Festival 2024! Tickets are free for the online event on 4 Dec, with special guests focusing on how we can make media more inclusive for everyone. Book your FREE, online ticket for Rethink Disability here! https://lnkd.in/efqpAQYg Presented by BBC Ability and BBC Academy Fusion. #RethinkDisability #BBCAbility #Disability #Journalism

Neurodivergence brings many benefits to journalism. Hyperfocus, attention to detail and creative curiosity are all fantastic traits for journalists to have, yet many newsrooms are failing to harness the benefits neurodivergence can bring. At the Rethink Disability Festival on 4th Dec, our panel "The Benefits of Thinking Differently" will discuss how, with just a little flex, newsrooms can benefit. Join panel host and presenter of the BBC Access All podcast Emma Tracey, along with special guests, at the Rethink Disability Festival on 4 Dec. Book your FREE, online ticket now! https://lnkd.in/efqpAQYg The Rethink Disability Festival is presented by BBC Ability and BBC Academy Fusion. #RethinkDisability #BBCAbility #Disability #Journalism #Newsrooms

How can lessons learned from an incredibly inclusive summer of sport become business as usual for sports journalism? Book your FREE, online ticket for the “Disability in Sports Journalism” panel at the Rethink Disability Festival on 4 Dec, and join: - Panel host mani djazmi, Senior Journalist, BBC World Service Sport - Zarah Connolly, Producer and Presenter, Manchester United TV - Andy Stevenson, Sports Reporter and Commentator - Gemma Stevenson, Freelance Presenter and Journalist - and more! Rethink Disability is presented by BBC Ability and BBC Academy Fusion. For more information and booking, visit our website now: https://lnkd.in/efqpAQYg #InclusiveSport #SportsJournalism #InclusiveJournalism #RethinkDisability

Join Gary O'Donoghue, BBC News Senior North America Correspondent, and special guests at the Rethink Disability Festival 2024! This year's Rethink Disability will focus on "Reclaiming the Narrative” in news and sports journalism. Special guests will include: - Zarah Connolly, Producer and Presenter, Manchester United TV/MUTV - Sean D. Dilley, Transport Correspondent, BBC - Andy Stevenson, Sports Reporter and Commentator - Zara Todd, Accessibility and Inclusion Consultant - And more! Presented by BBC Ability and BBC Academy Fusion. Book your FREE, online ticket for Wed 4 Dec! https://lnkd.in/efqpAQYg #InclusiveSport #SportsJournalism #InclusiveJournalism #RethinkDisability

Fresh from a very busy time in Washington DC covering the US election, we're thrilled that Gary O'Donoghue, BBC News Senior North America Correspondent, will be hosting the Rethink Disability Festival 2024! Join us online for a transformative day dedicated to “Reclaiming the Narrative” in news and sports journalism, this year's festival will spotlight how we can make media more inclusive and representative for everyone. Join Gary and many special guests for FREE, online on Wednesday 4th Dec! https://lnkd.in/efqpAQYg Presented by BBC Ability and BBC Academy Fusion. #RethinkDisability #BBCAbility #Disability #Journalism

Join us for the Rethink Disability Festival 2024! Hosted by BBC News Senior North America Correspondent Gary O'Donoghue, this year's festival will spotlight how we can make media more inclusive and representative for everyone. Join BBC Ability and BBC Academy Fusion online for a day of discussions that address critical themes such as language, representation, reasonable adjustments and accessible technology. Joining Gary O’Donoghue, we’ll hear from: - Leigh Tavaziva, the BBC's Chief Operating Officer and Ability executive sponsor - mani djazmi, Sports Journalist - Zara Todd, Accessibility and Inclusion Consultant - Emma Tracey, Reporter, Producer & Podcast Maker - Sean Dilley Sean D., Journalist - And many more! Book your FREE online ticket here for Wed 4 Dec: https://lnkd.in/efqpAQYg #RethinkDisability #BBCAbility #Disability #Journalism