Meet our Head of Training, Consultancy, and Innovation - Meghan Reed - Evenbreak Blog

Meghan is a dedicated advocate for disability inclusion and accessibility. As a disabled and neurodiverse woman, she leverages her personal experience to conduct workshops, provide action-focused consultancy, and create engaging e-learning programs to eliminate access and participation barriers. With her diverse background including allied health and innovation, she has a vast range of experience to draw on in her work.

A headshot of Meghan, a white woman in her mid-twenties, smiling at the camera.

Meghan is immensely proud to be part of the Evenbreak team.

In her first week, Meg was delighted and overwhelmed that her new colleagues not only asked about her access needs, working patterns, and preferred working style but also followed up and took these on board. While this should be the norm, for many Disabled people, these conversations never happen, or if they happen, they are often tick-box exercises or siloed experiences. Creating the level of inclusion Meg has experienced at Evenbreak is why Meg works in this field.

While the outputs of Meg’s role relate to delivering training, learning experiences, and consultancy, it’s the impact of these interactions that really excite her. When Disabled people experience an inclusive welcome, be that as a customer or as an employee, brilliant things happen both for the individual and the workplace. You can find out more about this in our posts on How Disabled Talent Can Transform your Business in 2024 and by reading some of our candidate’s stories.

Meg started her adult life at university in London, studying Osteopathy. It was here that her neurodiversity journey began. Meg received support through the DSA, which enabled her to successfully complete her studies, graduating with a Master of Osteopathy degree with Distinction and winning the Vice-Chancellor’s Prize for Clinical Excellence and the Silver Medal for Academic Excellence. She even published her dissertation project on the topics of power, hierarchy, and consent, one of her proudest achievements to date.

Throughout this time, Meg also experienced physical health challenges. This, alongside her new love of researching accessibility best practices and the guidance of an outstanding mentor, encouraged her to explore a career in disability inclusion. She began working as an assistive technology trainer, providing 1-to-1 support, then quickly moved into delivering workshops and speaking at events. Her deep understanding of inclusion and barriers from personal and professional experiences led her to consultancy.

Image Description: Meghan a white woman in her mid-twenties presenting at a conference. She is mid-sentence and is looking out to the audience. — Image Description: Meghan, a white woman in her mid-twenties, presenting at a conference. She is mid-sentence and is looking out to the audience.

Meg particularly enjoys workplace adjustment reviews and building accessibility auditing, as the impacts of getting these areas right are huge! She loves this work so much that her camera roll is usually filled with pictures of great accessibility practices or questionable accessible bathrooms. When you work in disability inclusion, you just can’t stop auditing everywhere you visit!

Her vast experience spans working with organisations of all shapes and sizes, from multi-national intergovernmental organisations to local charities and grassroots organisations with one or two staff and everything in between. She can’t wait to bring this experience to the Evenbreak team this year.

Meghan enjoys spending time with her partner and their cocker spaniel, Finley, during her free time. She loves to grow her own fruits and vegetables and has had the most success with garlic, although she believes it doesn’t require much gardening expertise to grow. Meg also enjoys travelling to visit family, with her recent favourite destinations including Iceland, Madeira, and South Africa.

Image Description: Meghan, a white woman in her mid-twenties, walking in Iceland. She is standing in front of a sunshine yellow lighthouse and is wrapped up in a thick winter coat. She turns around to smile at the camera.

Meg is really excited to work with organisations looking to continue learning and developing their disability inclusion practices. If you’re looking for training, consultancy, or e-learning for your team or organisation, get in touch to find out how Evenbreak’s team of experts can support you.

Read about other members of the Evenbreak Team.