Testimonials
2009
'Getting Better Together' Conference Leeds, 24/03/09
Feedback:
Dear Carol,
I am writing to thank you for your very helpful case study at the
workshop at the conference in Leeds. Conference participants said how
much they got out of the session and very much appreciated your
contribution to the day.
Your workshop set a really good tone for the day and got people thinking
about how to do things better and work towards a more genuine and
effective approach to engagement.
Kind regards,
Administrative Secretary
Y&H Regional Forum Ltd
Suite D10, Joseph's Well
Hanover Walk
LEEDS LS3 1AB
<http://www.regionalforum.org.uk/>
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Transgender Awareness Workshop Wakefield Probation Service 11-02-09
Feedback from 2 participants
From: Dave Reid, Many thanks for your wonderful workshop.I attach attender feedback .......
"A marvellous opportunity to explore and heighten awareness of issues outside my day-to-day experience."
"I decided to attend the Transgender workshop as I am currently offender supervisor for 2 transgender women here at HMP New Hall whose issues are very complex and I wanted to increase my knowledge in this area. I felt the presentation was excellent and the facilitator spoke about her very personal experiences which was extremely helpful. The links to other websites were also helpful and her response to my question about other support agencies was taken back to the workplace to assist me in my work with this client group. "
" Carol made me aware of the difficulties faced by many people born into the wrong gender.Although positive steps have been taken in recent years,there is still a long way to go in improving understanding.That she was able to talk from personal experience made the content all the more poignant and relevant."
Very best wishes for your work.
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2008
Sheffield PCT awarded NHS Pacesetters Award for their work on Health Inequalities which I was involved with.
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June 19th: All Things Equal Conference. read letter of thanks here
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May 27th: LGB&T Awareness presentation. Board of Trustees Action Housing & Support.
Hi Carol,
The Trustees valued getting an outsider’s perspective on the issues and how they affect our organisation. When you’re so closely involved with the day-to-day running of the organisation, it’s often easy to lose sight of the bigger picture, especially in terms of equality, diversity and accessibility, and your presentation was an effective and interesting solution to that problem.
The Trustees were especially interested to hear your case studies. We were all shocked that situations like this can still arise in the workplace and although we’re absolutely confident that Action Housing would never find itself guilty of such outrageous discrimination, it’s important for us all to be aware of the risks and the significance of good working practices that do not exclude any individual, either directly or indirectly.
For the management team, the most valuable aspect of your talk was the awareness-raising factor and it will help us keep these issues at the forefront of our Trustees’ minds. After all, it’s crucial that they are aware of the issues if they’re to act as an effective board of governance for the organisation.
I’d like to pass on their thanks and my sincere appreciation for your taking the time to talk to us.
Thanks again Carol.
Best wishes,
Matt Barker
Marketing & Communications
Action Housing & Support & Action Opportunities
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2007
December 10th: Praised by Trevor Phillips, Chair of the Equality & Human Rights Commission
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November 20th: Pride in Nacro Conference Birmingham
Hi Carol,
It was extremely nice to meet you and have you speak at our conference,
thanks very much for doing so. Everybody that I have spoken to about the
conference so far have all said that they found your talk very interesting and informative.
I will forward your presentation to anybody that requests a copy.
all the best,
Phil Robinson
Pride in Nacro Chair
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October: University of Manchester Student Nightline Service
Hi Carol,
You were fantastic!! we throughly enjoyed it and it was nice to hear a different
perspective, sorry about the chaos with the tiny room and the
technical difficulties!
Our LGBT society is having a gender day at somepoint and were looking for
speakers, is it ok if i pass your details to them?
Thanks again
Hannah
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October: West Yorkshire Police
Hi Carol
Thank you so much for the meeting it was hugely helpful and I really
enjoyed our chat.
I am grateful for the information you have sent through and look forward to
doing some work with you in the future.
Equality Scheme Manager
West Yorkshire Police Diversity Unit
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2006
