John Boular - Information Officer
John Boular is the information officer at Birmingham Disability Resource Centre. He has a disability of the spine, so it was a big blow when he lost his job in the electro-plating business. He went to...
John Ellis - Outreach Worker
John Ellis is an outreach worker at Birmingham Disability Resource Centre. He was a printer for thirty years, but work-related health problems forced a rethink. He became a volunteer at the centre, took...
Louise Simmons - CEO
Louise Simmons is the chief executive at Birmingham Disability Resource Centre. She has worked her way up from clerical jobs in local government, getting her qualifications up to degree level while working...
Alan Cornfield - Business Development Manager
Alan Cornfield is a business development manager for Birmingham Disability Resource Centre. He left school to go into the car industry but since then he has attained many qualifications including a fine...
Anne-Marie Grant - Floristry Lecturer
Anne-Marie Grant is a floristry lecturer at CAFRE. She trained in horticulture and went to work as a teacher of young offenders before having children and re-training in floristry. She says, "I didn't...
Naomi Robinson - Accounts Assistant
Naomi Robinson is an accounts assistant in Ulster Carpet Mills and is also doing an accountancy qualification part time outside of work. Having been brought up on a dairy farm, Naomi learnt about hard...
George Ussher - Technical Services & Environmental Manager
George Ussher came out of retirement in 2000 to become Technical Services and Environmental Manager for Ulster Carpets Limited. He values education highly - "education really is an absolute must, even...
Stephanie Kerr - Fundraising Development Officer
Stephanie Kerr is a fundraising development officer. She actually started a law degree, but found that after a year she wasn't enjoying it so decided to apply for the job at Belfast Youth Initiative during...
John-Paul Russell - Arts and Cultural Development Officer
John Paul Russell works for the Colin Neighbourhood Partnership as the arts and cultural development officer, he says "It involves basically... providing arts and cultural activities to people living...
Bernie Duffy - Finance Manager
Bernie Duffy works for the Colin Neighbourhood Partnership, looking after the finances of the organisation. She says, "at one point in my life that I wanted to become a nurse... But I couldn't stand...
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