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Name: | Tommy Gundry |
Age: | 21 |
Year of the Fix: | 2014 |
Location: | Liskeard, Cornwall |
Campaign: | To encourage employers to hire disabled candidates |
I was left paralysed as a child when I had a tumour removed from my back.
I now rely on a wheelchair and I feel like this has had an impact on the way employers view me, as I was unemployed for 18 months despite having good qualifications.
With the help of Fixers, I created a leaflet to show employers how people with disabilities are just as capable of doing a job as those without.
I want to remove the stigma that hiring a disabled person will be hassle and a lot of effort when that’s not the case.
I now have a job and I feel I have a more positive outlook on life because of this - I want other people to be able to experience the same.
Here is a list of Fixers helping me with my Fix:
Adam Ashman
Francesca Cuthbert
Kelly Ronaldson
Nick Carr
Pete Skea, Disability Cornwall
Pete supports my campaign and provided an interview for my TV story broadcast on ITV News.
Kate Reed, Real Ideas Organisation
Kate Reed appeared in my broadcast piece to support my campaign.
May 2014
I was featured on BBC Radio Cornwall to discuss my campaign.
My campaign was also featured in the West Morning News and the Cornish Guardian.
April 2014
My Fixers leaflet is now complete! You can read it by clicking below.
Jack H
Kiki
Jade Kingdom
Mason Latey
'Kate'
Hafsa Ur-Rehman
Sam Womack
Jo Quinn
Olivia G
Becky Thorn
Tilly and Bella
Shak & Natasha
Mary-Anne White and Lucy Wills
Fern Lulham
Chelsie Brown
'Ben'
Ben Simms
Ethan Mcinally
Becky
Meghann
Sam Barakat
Shano