Thursday Jul 17, 2025

3Spoonies on Supporting Disabled People To Work

3Spoonies with Karen Duncan , Jo O’Neil and Claire Napper

Episode Number 34: 17th July

In this episode we look at Supporting Disabled People to Work

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Jo O’Neil

Website: https://bright-cat.co.uk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-oneil/

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Claire Napper

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-napper

Karen Duncan

Website: http://www.ponyponypony.co.uk

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Guest - Sarah Berthon

Sarah Berthon is the founder of Excel against the Odds and is passionate about supporting people with chronic illness in the workplace. She provides mentoring and training for business owners and employees with chronic illnesses and runs the Entrepreneurs against the Odds Facebook group. Sarah is on the Steering Board of the Lilac Review, a government-backed independent review looking at tackling the inequalities faced by disabled entrepreneurs. Sarah lives with several chronic illnesses including PoTS, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, ME/CFS and Chronic Migraine.

Links:

www.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk

www.facebook.com/groups/entrepreneursagainsttheodds

www.instagram.com/excel_against_the_odds

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahberthon/

Freebie: https://www.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/eato-workbook2

Sponsors

A HUGE thank to our main episode sponsor:

Sheena Whyatt: Kapow!

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And to our advert sponsors!

Alice Hargreaves

SIC is a social enterprise that works to close the disability employment gap.

www.sicofficial.co.uk - for employers who want to do more to support disabled people

www.siclearninghub.co.uk - for free employment resources for the disabled community

Lisa Greener - Green Cat Books

Since its inception in 2017, Green Cat Books, founded by fellow spoonie Lisa Greener, has enabled nearly 70 authors to achieve their aspirations, leading to the publication of over 120 books. We recognise the immense love and effort authors invest in their work, and we believe they deserve a break during the next phases of their publishing journey. That's why we take on the production responsibilities, allowing authors to concentrate on what they truly enjoy—whether that’s writing their next story, managing their other job, or simply resting and recovering.

Our catalogue spans a diverse array of genres, including children's literature, science fiction, romance, and poetry. In addition to traditional books, we produce and sell audiobooks and videobooks, and we have recently begun listing our audiobooks on Spotify and Audible. Not only do we manage the production of our authors’ works, but we also promote and sell their titles alongside those of other authors. Furthermore, we support small businesses by offering their book-related products for sale. If you share a passion for reading or writing, we are here to assist you. We even offer an affiliate programme that allows you to promote our books and earn a commission.