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We are thrilled that our Founder & Chief Purpose Officer, Sulaiman Khan, will be on the BIMA Advance Award for #Diversity Jury for The 2018 #BIMAAwards with some incredible jurors. ————————————— Thanks, #BIMA (British #Interactive #Media Association) for the honour! Sulaiman adds he’s looking forward to seeing some great work too. ————————————— “Do not follow the path. Go where there is no path to begin the trail.” — #Asante #proverb. ————————————— #ThisAbility #inclusion #creativity #digital #InteractiveMedia #Disability #BeBoldBeWildBeFearless

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CONGRATULATIONS to our Founder & Chief Purpose Officer, Sulaiman Khan, who has been honoured as one of #BIMA’s (British #Interactive #Media Association) #BIMA100! We are thrilled for him, and we're proud of what he has achieved; he ignites us every single day by what he’s doing for disabled talent in the creative industries. ————————————— Watch this space. —————————————

#ThisAbility #Diversity #inclusion #creativity #digital #InteractiveMedia #Disability #BeBoldBeWildBeFearless

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“You have escaped the cage. Your wings are stretched out. Now fly.” — Rumi ————————————— We’re super proud and honoured to be supporting #RARELondon for their incredible 2-day #masterclass in creative leadership with a focus on #diverse #talent and #underrepresented communities next month. RARE is a 2-day masterclass for the next generation of creative thinkers and doers brought to you by Google Design, D&AD, and the Berlin School of Creative Leadership. ————————————— Our Founder & Chief Purpose Officer, Sulaiman, helped judge the applicants with awesome fellow judges. We are humbled to be representing underrepresented creative disabled talent, as we are happy to announce that Sulaiman will be a practitioner (speaker/teacher) during the masterclass. He has been selected as one of the 50 RARE delegates to be a part of this incredible 2-day programme (the only judge on the masterclass, but obviously he didn’t judge his application, and it was done privately) too. Sulaiman adds that he’s excited to be a part of RARE LDN on 21-23 April as well and that he’s aiming to ensure disabled talent are not forgotten when building creative leaders of the future. ————————————— 50 RARE creatives are ready to set business (and the world) on fire to make it a better place for all! As the #Asante proverb best goes: “Do not follow the path. Go where there is no path to begin the trail.” See you there! —————————————

Watch this. We got this! ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 ————————————— “Deal with yourself as an individual worthy of respect, and make everyone else deal with you the same way.” – Nikki Giovanni ————————————— #ThisAbility #Diversity #inclusion #creativity#creative #Disability #RARELDN#creativeleadership #intersectionality #bravery#purpose #hope #positivity #ambition#BeBoldBeWildBeFearless 

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We’re super excited that our Founder & Chief Purpose Officer Sulaiman is speaking Campaign Magazine’s Media360 event in May with a stellar panel of incredible women—Jan Gooding (Global Inclusion Director, Aviva), Elizabeth Uviebinene (Co-Author, “Slay In Your Lane”), Sereena Abbassi (Head of Culture & Inclusion, M&C Saatchi London + Founder, All Here), and Nishma Robb (Marketing Director, Google)—chatting about all things on harnessing #Diversity and #inclusion. See you there! #ThisAbility #creativity #disability #Media360

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#ThisAbillity #intersectionality #inclusivity #diversity #RightTheRatio#creativity #disability #MuscularDystrophy #CampaignMagazine#TrailblazersForChange #Trailblazer | “Shared Values + Shared Action = Shared Profit (that’s financial profit and social profit).” – Cindy Gallop ————————————— So, this happened last month. A huge surprise to see Founder and CPO (Chief Purpose Officer) ThisAbility Sulaiman in Campaign Magazine’s annual of Top 10 Trailblazers for Change 2017 and a mention of his work with ThisAbility. He says: "A massive shout out to the awesome Cindy Gallop, and my friends Ete Davies(Managing Director at AnalogFollk and Co-Founder of Stripes, Ali Hanan (Founder of Creative Equals), Adrian Walcott (Managing Director at Brands with values and Co-Founder of BAME 20/20), and all who work in this space to create change, day in and day out. Huge gratitude and 💜 to all who have been behind us this year. I wouldn’t be on this list without you..." ————————————— "... Thank you, Claire and the entire Campaign team, for adding me on to your 2017 list. I am truly humbled, and I take this honour seriously and will continue to push for greater inclusivity of disability (and of creative disabled talent). Rumi best said: 'You have escaped the cage. Your wings are stretched out. Now fly.'" ————————————— We can’t wait to further collaborate with lots more incredible people, unique brands and inspiring organisations to create amazing projects within the creative industries and beyond too. Here’s to more badass adventures in 2018 and beyond to do businesses (and the world) a healthier, more empathetic, fairer, kinder, and inclusive place. Watch this space. ————————————— “You must act as if it is impossible to fail.” — Asante proverb.

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#creativity #disability #Diversity #RightTheRatio #Inclusivity #ThisAbility #eurobest #ForTheLoveOfCreativity | The best at #eurobestLDN! ————————————— We know it’s late (he’s been a bit unwell), but this is our Founder & CPO (Chief Purpose Officer) Sulaiman Khan’s write-up of his first ever experience at eurobest Festival of Creativity (28th November 2017-30th November 2017) in London. ————————————— Enjoy! ————————————— Thank you again to the entire Cannes Lions and eurobest team for an incredible 3-day adventure. I very much look forward to collaborating with you again in the future to push creativity further together too. ————————————— As our hero, Cindy Gallop, best said: “Shared Values + Shared Action = Shared Profit (that’s financial profit and social profit).” ————————————— Watch this space.

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#NewYear #HappyNewYear | “No amount of smiling at a flight of stairs has ever made it turn into a ramp.” — Stella Young. ————————————— We know it’s a bit late (he’s been quite unwell since September), but our Founder and CPO (Chief Purpose Officer, Sulaiman Khan, would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year! 🎉 We love this quote by the late, great Stella who coined the term “Inspiration Porn” in her incredible TED Talk on society’s bad habit of forcing people with disabilities (PwD) into “inspiration” for themselves. This talk has had a huge positive impact on us and Stella eloquently articulated what we’ve felt for many years. ————————————— Not only does Stella (and her quote) inspire us to take this year by the horns and rewrite creative disabled talent and disabled consumers (clients and audiences) into history–for a more inclusive, kinder, fairer, supportive and empathetic world for everyone–but also makes us push society to change their opinions of PwD from “Inspiration Porn” to badass, awesome, creative people. Quietly, we will ensure disability is at the heart of the creative industries and business. ————————————— We will build on this (and on an amazing 2017) to make it a great 2018! We hope everyone will join us on this adventure. ————————————— Together, we got this! ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 ————————————— You must act as if it is impossible to fail.” — #Asante #proverb. ————————————— Watch this space. ————————————— #ThisAbility #intersectionality #creativity #disability #RightTheRatio   #diversity #WeAreNOTInspirationPorn #WeDeserveBetter #BeBoldBeWildBeFearless

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#Creativity #diversity #RightTheRatio #disability #Anomaly | On Wednesday, we had our first ever #ThisAbility #AbilityAssembles meetup at #AnomalyLondon who are our first official partner and kindly hosted us in their new London office. It was a very special night with amazing people and discussions! ————————————— And here’s the man himself, dapper as ever, who made this event reality and brought creative disabled talent to the forefront: Sulaiman Khan, our Founder and Chief Purpose Officer. ————————————— He aims to build on the success of the first Ability Assembles and ignite our team push ThisAbility positively further to right the ratio for greater inclusivity of creative disabled talent in the creative industries. ————————————— From here, he will lead to build on our partnerships, increase the connections, build our network and work on the next steps to push ThisAbility forward in a focused way with tangible actions rather than words. Watch this space. So, he hopes you’ll still join us on this adventure. ————————————— As our very good friend, Rosemary Frazer, best said: “We're too busy to be disabled... Pity never solved shit!  (On disability and pity)”. ————————————— #ONWARDSandUPWARDS. 👊🏻👊🏼👊🏽👊🏾👊🏿 ————————————— #London #events #create #creative #inclusion #inclusivity #BeBoldBeWildBeFearless

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#Creativity #diversity #RightTheRatio #disability #Anomaly | On Wednesday, we had our first ever #ThisAbility #AbilityAssembles meetup at #AnomalyLondon who are our first official partner and kindly hosted us in their new London office. It was a very special night with amazing people and discussions! ————————————— It couldn’t have happened without these two legends – Helen Trickey (Marketing Director, Anomaly London) and (Head of Operations, Anomaly London) – and the lovely people at Anomaly. THANK YOU to you ALL for everything to make our event happen, and thank you for your ongoing support and friendship! ————————————— Also, we’re honoured you’re our first official partner too, and super excited to build our relationship so we push ThisAbility positively further to right the ratio for greater inclusivity of creative disabled talent in the creative industries. ————————————— From here, together, we hope to build on our partnerships, increase the connections, build our network and work on the next steps to push ThisAbility forward in a focused way with tangible actions rather than words. Watch this space. So, I hope you’ll still join us on this adventure. ————————————— “You have escaped the cage. Your wings are stretched out. Now fly”. – Rumi   ————————————— #ONWARDSandUPWARDS. 👊🏻👊🏼👊🏽👊🏾👊🏿 ————————————— #London #events #create #creative #inclusion #inclusivity #BeBoldBeWildBeFearless

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#Creativity #diversity #RightTheRatio #disability #Anomaly | We did it! On Wednesday, we had our first ever #ThisAbility #AbilityAssembles meetup at #AnomalyLondon who are our first official partner and kindly hosted us in their new London office. It was a very special night with amazing people and discussions! ————————————— A massive thank you goes to these fabulous people who made the meetup a huge success – the lovely people at Anomaly, our awesome keynote speaker Michael McGrath (CEO, Muscle Help Foundation), the wonderful Claire Beale (Global Editor-in-Chief, Campaign), and our incredible panelists who initiated some marvellous discussions: Marianne Waite (Forbes 30 Under 30 / Founder, Think Designable / Strategy Consultant, Interbrand), Michelle Morgan (Co-Founder, Livity UK / Founder, PJoys – PJ's with purpose), Mike Alhadeff (Planner, Grey London), and Graeme Whippy MBE (Channel Four, HR / Business Disability Consultant). ————————————— Also, big up to all you inspiring folks who came along to support too. ————————————— From here, we hope to build on our partnerships, increase the connections, build our network and work on the next steps to push ThisAbility forward in a focused way with tangible actions rather than words. Watch this space. So, I hope you’ll still join us on this adventure. ————————————— As our hero, Cindy Gallop, best says: “Shared Values + Shared Action = Shared Profit (that’s financial profit and social profit)”. ————————————— #ONWARDSandUPWARDS. 👊🏻👊🏼👊🏽👊🏾👊🏿 ————————————— #London #events #create #creative #inclusion #inclusivity #BeBoldBeWildBeFearless

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“Be Brave and Driven By Purpose. Don't Be A DICK.” — Laura Jordan Bambach (Chief Creative Officer and Partner, Mr President). We love this quote by our good friend and advisor, Laura! She inspires us to push, with bravery and purpose, ThisAbility to right the ratio for greater inclusivity of creative disabled talent in the creative industries. ————————————— Learn more about #ThisAbility at our meetup (#AbilityAssembles) on 4th October at Anomaly London (25 Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6AE) — a meetup to address the uncomfortable truths about disability and the creative industries. ————————————— Come join us and armed with questions! More info and to book your free tickets click this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/abilityassembles-thisability-meetup-tickets-10350012165. Or email us on info@thisability.net with the subject 'Disability Demystified' with your questions about inclusivity, creativity, and disability in the creative industries and we'll try to answer as many as possible on the night. ————————————— See you there! ————————————— #London #events #create #creative #creativity #diversity #inclusion #inclusivity #disability #BeBoldBeWildBeFearless

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“Shared Values + Shared Action = Shared Profit (that’s financial profit and social profit).” — Cindy Gallop. We love this quote by our hero, Cindy. She inspired us to start ThisAbility to right the ratio for greater inclusivity of creative disabled talent in the creative industries. Through her constant, strong example we are not a charity, rather we're building a creative, inclusive, sustainable, collaborative, and profitable (that’s financial profit and social profit), and collaborative business. ————————————— Learn more about #ThisAbility at our meetup (#AbilityAssembles) on 4th October at Anomaly London (25 Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6AE) — a meetup to address the uncomfortable truths about disability and the creative industries. ————————————— Come join us and armed with questions! More info and to book your free tickets click this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/abilityassembles-thisability-meetup-tickets-10350012165. Or email us on info@thisability.net with the subject 'Disability Demystified' with your questions about inclusivity, creativity, and disability in the creative industries and we'll try to answer as many as possible on the night. ————————————— See you there! ————————————— #London #events #create #creative #creativity #diversity #inclusion #inclusivity #disability #BeBoldBeWildBeFearless

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ThisAbility — Helping everyone move forward. ————————————— Learn more about #ThisAbility at our meetup (#AbilityAssembles) on 4th October at Anomaly London (25 Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6AE) — a meetup to address the uncomfortable truths about disability and the creative industries. ————————————— Come join us and armed with questions! More info and to book your free tickets click this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/abilityassembles-thisability-meetup-tickets-10350012165. Or email us on info@thisability.net with the subject 'Disability Demystified' with your questions about inclusivity, creativity, and disability in the creative industries and we'll try to answer as many as possible on the night. ————————————— See you there! ————————————— #London #events #create #creative #creativity #diversity #inclusion #inclusivity #disability #BeBoldBeWildBeFearless

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#ThisAbility presents #AbilityAssembles on 4th October at Anomaly London (25 Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6AE) — a meetup to address the uncomfortable truths about disability and the creative industries. ————————————— Come join us and armed with questions! More info and to book your free tickets click this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/abilityassembles-thisability-meetup-tickets-10350012165. Or email us on info@thisability.net with the subject 'Disability Demystified' with your questions about inclusivity, creativity, and disability in the creative industries and we'll try to answer as many as possible on the night. ————————————— See you there! ————————————— #London #events #create #creative #creativity #diversity #inclusion #inclusivity #disability #BeBoldBeWildBeFearless

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Exactly, we agree 💯% and as #proudfeminists we ❤️ this so much! #creativity #WeDeserveBetter #equityfirstthenequality | Repost from @recipesforselflove on Instagram—Reminder! . . .#recipesforselflove #youarewonderful #ableism #ableismawareness #disability #disabilitysupport #bodypositive #bodypositivity #allbodiesaregoodbodies #selflove #selfcare #loveyourself #youareperfect #effyourbeautystandards #feminism #femme #intersectionalfeminist #intersectionality #feminsta #feminist #illustration #drawing #adobe #design #graphic #art

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📢📢📢 Are you or do you know any 18-25-year-olds? Our friends Shahnaz Ahmed (Senior Designer) and Livity UK are working on a massively exciting video project at the moment for an iconic 🎶music artist🎶 (ooh cryptic) + is looking for submissions to our casting call from young(ish) people who've overcome adversity and are proud of who they are. Stories include: sexuality race and culture gender diversity and identity disability family and community addiction issues criminality and rehabilitation other #powerful #topics.

Please share with anyone you know who might be interested! It's PAID. And will be MEGA. 🎉Submit by 20th Sept🎉 and tell 'em ThisAbility sent you 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 . . #adversity #diversity #equality #london #peopleofcolour #woc #womenofcolour #poc #opportunity #sexuality #race #culture #genderdiversity and #identity #disability #family #community #addiction #criminality #rehabilitation #creativity

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#ThisAbility #ChangeTheRatio #Diversity #Disability #Anomaly #Anomaly #AnomalyLon #AnomalyLondon | As our hero, Cindy Gallop, best says: “Shared Values + Shared Action = Shared Profit (that’s financial profit and social profit).”

So eight days ago (18th August), we had a successful meeting with the Anomaly team at their new London offices. We can now confirm that we're honoured to announce Anomaly is our first official partner! 🎉 We are so chuffed to have such a fantastic business like Anomaly as a partner.

Our Founder and CPO (Chief Purpose Officer), Sulaiman, said the following about the good news: “We’re thrilled that Anomaly is our first official partner and we firmly believe that by building good partnerships we can Change The Ratio for Diversity of creative disabled talent in the creative industries together. Anomaly jumped at the opportunity to make this into a tangible reality with us, as Anomaly and ThisAbility have shared values and a passion for making the creative industries more inclusive for those who happen to have a disability. The ThisAbility team and I are we very much looking forward to having some great collaborations together, and we hope this is the start of a successful partnership, as well as the beginning of many fantastic partners to come!”

We are super excited to collaborate with the Anomaly team too, and we can’t wait to share all our future adventures with you! Watch this space. 

“You have escaped the cage. Your wings are stretched out. Now fly.” – Rumi

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#London #create #creative #creativity #WorkHardAndBeNiceToPeople #BeBraveAndDrivenByPurpose #DontBeADick #BeBoldBeWildBeFearless #adventure #adventures #NewAdventures #AdventureIsCalling #InToTheWild