In this episode of Scott-Parker Goes Live, Susan sits down with Lesa Bradshaw - international speaker, social entrepreneur, disability inclusion specialist, and founder of Bradshaw LeRoux (South Africa) and Lesa Bradshaw International (UK).

Lesa brings a rare blend of lived experience, business acumen, and global perspective. From her experience in South Africa to her work across Europe and the UK, she has spent decades tackling the systemic barriers that keep disabled people out of meaningful work and helping organisations shift from compliance to genuine confidence.

Together, Susan and Lesa explore:

• How compliance cultures worldwide — from quotas to rigid medical definitions — distort inclusion and prevent organisations from accessing real capability.

• The consequences of treating adjustments as “special treatment” instead of a basic requirement for fairness.

• What businesses get wrong when they focus on counting disabled people rather than removing the barriers that disable them.

• How Lesa helps global organisations translate inclusive intent into practical, context-specific action across regions with very different realities.

• Why authentic leadership, honest questions, and a willingness to listen transform disability inclusion from a legal obligation into a business advantage.

Lesa also shares powerful insights from her work with companies that are beginning to make real progress — including what it looks like when leaders shift from fear and uncertainty to curiosity, humility, and meaningful change.

Grounded in humour, humanity, and sharp strategic thinking, this conversation reframes disability inclusion as an evolution in good business practice, not an act of charity and not a compliance exercise.

Whether you're a senior leader, HR professional, policymaker, or simply someone who wants to understand how to remove disabling barriers and design for human reality, this episode offers clarity, challenge, and a fresh way forward.

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In this thought-provoking episode, Anel Martin sits down with Susan Scott-Parker to unpack the real-world impact of workplace adjustments and why most organisations are still getting it wrong.

Susan shares decades of insight with clarity and conviction, challenging outdated assumptions and offering a practical roadmap for change.

From the hidden costs of delay to the ripple effects on employee engagement, this conversation reframes adjustment management as a business imperative -not a compliance checkbox.

This episode offers fresh language, real examples, and a compelling case for engineering fit-for-purpose systems that work for everyone.

Tune in to explore how “Everyone Wins a Balloon” is helping organisations move from 'stuckness' to strategy and why treating people properly is always good for business.

To access this document please visit https://www.businessdisabilityinternational.org/everyone-wins-a-balloon/

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In this episode of Scott-Parker Goes Live, Susan sits down with Christine Hemphill, Managing Director of Open Inclusion, a global inclusive research agency leading the way in disability and age inclusion.

Christine explains what inclusive research really means – and why it matters. From packaging and digital design to government services and immersive technologies, she shares how authentic insights from disabled and older people can transform products, services, and environments for everyone.

Together, Susan and Christine explore:

• Why mainstream research often excludes people with disabilities – and the consequences for design.
• How inclusive research provides practical, ethical, and commercially valuable insights.
• Examples of “design crimes” that exclude, frustrate, or even endanger users.
• The importance of paying participants fairly and embedding lived experience throughout research processes.
• Why inclusive design isn’t charity –it isn’t special treatment - it’s simply good design.

With stories that range from packaging struggles to life-or-death safety design, Christine highlights how listening more broadly leads to innovation that benefits us all.

Whether you’re a business leader, policymaker, designer, or researcher, this conversation will change the way you see the world – and the way you design for it.

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