About the Event

If we want to challenge perceptions of disability to further understand how to include Disabled people naturally, both behind the camera and on screen, it starts with authentic representation.

That’s why we have brought in With Not For Founders Kelly Gordon and Emma Gardner to help us with our education about disability so we can all be more inclusive with our work and our teams.

In this relaxed and dynamic keynote, Kelly and Emma will talk through their individual lived experiences of disability and what drove them to set up With Not For. They will also be sharing content, insight, and perspectives from their talent network of intersectional Disabled creatives.

The presentation is rounded off with thoughts and views on authentic representation and what that looks like in modern-day media, as well as sharing potential pitfalls and ways to spot them.

Kelly and Emma’s style is very open and engaging, and they welcome questions and further conversation after the session.

Who’s the event for?

This event is open to everyone. Wherever you are in your in-house creative leadership journey, this event will provide some valuable insights on authentic representation.

Location:

This event is virtual via Zoom. A link will be provided to you after registration.

Fee:

This session is open to everyone

Booking is essential.

About our speakers

Kelly Gordon, Co-Founder & CEO, WITH NOT FOR.

Kelly is a Disabled entrepreneur who’s had to advocate for herself from as early as her school days. She has spent a lot of her career fighting to prove that Disabled people can work and thrive within big industries, leading by example by making her way to the top of the typically male-dominated football industry before starting With Not For. Kelly has been paving the way for others by showing businesses how to adapt old and create new ways to include Disabled people, demonstrating that with a few small changes, work can be accessible to everyone.

Emma Gardner, Co-Founder & COO, WITH NOT FOR.

Emma’s experience lies in successfully opening up and evolving existing workplaces to include disability within their business values and culture. With a background in creative operations and a passion for promoting equity for all, she is also a Co-Founder of Born Equal Consults, an inclusion consultancy business, providing training to advance workplaces to impact cultural change. Her Disabled daughter, Dotty, has been the catalyst for a lot of her work in recent years, guiding her in pushing for a better and more inclusive future for everyone.

About WITH NOT FOR.

With Not For is a talent and content agency that exclusively represents Disabled creatives.They create content to improve the opportunity and representation of Disabled people working in the creative industry.

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