A special index page focusing on special related developments

by the Project Director, Keith Mckenzie.

Embrace Dancing at the latin dancing convention in Birmingham

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The Project Director has shared the embrace dancing awareness initiative with the summertime latin dancing convention over three days in August at the central Birmingham venue, The Eastside rooms. Motion City, the summer latin dancing convention is jointly organised by Birmingham's Latinmotion and London's Mambocity. A summary of developments inclulding: a promotional flyer on display, a video promotion of the embrace dancing initiative was on display on the big screens inside two rooms of the event. Also the Project Director was networking with the attendees and participants while displaying an especially designed embrace dancing sweatshirt design. In addition to having two video reels I've updated dancing inclusivity tips were developed.

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Special contacting taks to the leader of the nation

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A specially contacting task in July when the project director contacted the prime minister to encourage government and parliament to pay more attention to lift experts and the discourage language which unfairly stigmatises or discriminates against neurodivergent people. I said examples of my insight and development by also sharing information web pages and specialised digital documents.

Since the contact was made the project director has received an update that the message and the information I have shared has been sent to the appropriate government departments.

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Stop and Change proposal to Transport for West Midlands

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The project director presented an expanding awareness proposal. This is related to his participation to improve neurodivergent experiences on public transport related to travel safety. "Stop and Change" is a proposal to encourage chains of behaviour of disabilities and difficulties including neurodivergent people. This was presented to travel safety team members at West Midlands combined authority with West Midlands safer travel partnership of Yransport for West Midlands, transport operators and the police forces (Including British Transport Police and West Midlands Police.

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"On location" summary June & July 2026

The Project Director has attended a variety of different events including meeting an inspiring neurodivergent designer at the Birmingham Design Festival. The design industy festival at multple locations in Central Birmingham. Also the Project Director has attendeddesigner the Birmingham Disability Festival for the third annual Birmingham Disability festival at Matthew Bolton College

Find out more by visiting the On Location webpage

The "Timms review" participation for the Department for Work & Pensions

The Project Director took part in a consultation regarding the Government’s review of the welfare benefit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
The consultation was a call for evidence which invited public participation and became known as the “Timms Review”. The Project Director submitted his contribution by developing a special document which aimed to answer the required questions.

Two versions of the document were produced. A specialist edition containing more detailed information was submitted to the Department for Work and Pensions, while a general public version was made available online. However, some answers included in the specialist edition were not featured in the public version for confidentiality reasons.
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Special "Possibilities" articles 
(Through the Project Director's personal expressions and experiences)

To coincide Neurodiversity Celebration Week, the Project Director Presents two special article through his personal perspective on the importance of connection related to opportunities while embraching a neurodivergent talent and ambitions. Two version was made with a general version focusing on connection with the other is a focused version on the creativeity which was developed with the organisation Birmingham Design

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"On location" summary February & March 2026

The Project Director has attended a variety of different events including two community and business summits, an exhibition event on photography film and contact creation, and embracing neurodiversity in the workplace

Find out more by visiting the On Location webpage

Introducing "On Location" 

A new mini feature focusing on locations and events which to Project Director has connected and have networked with.

It is now available in a new On Location webpage

DWP response to my consultation action

Since the project director took action after the concern that the contributions towards DWP consultation was not included with their funding. The project director has received a reply from the DWP.

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NYE Fest – Latin Dancing Convention

Through the “Embrace Dancing” initiative, the Project Director collaborated with the Birmingham-based Latin dance organisation Latinmotion to develop a series of inclusivity guides for dance, shared via video and social media. These were designed to help event participants and organisers create more inclusive dance environments across classes, workshops, and social events.

The Project Director also premiered “Embrace Dancing” promotional flyers.

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Special edition of dancing inclusive guides was developed on video and templates for social media

The Project Director has developed in conjection with a latin dancing organisation Latinmotion to develop a special edition of the Dancing Inclusive Guides onto video & on social media.

This was based on webpage information and downloadable inclusivity pledges featured online as part of the Plus Value Awareness project, Inclusive to Dance, along with social media templates linked to the online special Embrace Dancing.

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Response & action to DWP Consultation findings

Following the project director participation in a major consultation by the Department for work and pensions, the government department has presented their findings in the consultation.
This is related to their proposals to reform the welfare system which enables people with disabilities into employment. The project director was not happy with the government's response and how his participation was not considered. So he has taken action in their complaint against the department for undermine and ignoring his participation which includes suggestions and solutions.

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Participation and involvement in improving integrated transport journeys

Throughout the past 12 months the project director of plus value awareness has been involved with a participation development with the team behind the signage and passenger informationfor the transport Authority, Transport for West Midlands.

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Housing event participation

The project director was invited to attend a national Conference focusing on resident participation. The National tenants scrutiny conference explores different good practices on how housing residents can enable a positive community as a participant. The events was organsied by Tennants Participation Advisory Service (Tpas)

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For the second time Project Director become an event panelist at University of Birmingham disabilities

The University of Birmingham invited Keith Mckenzie for a second time to be part of an awareness study event as a seminar panelist. This event was organised as part of the study weekend arranged by the School of Education and was presented to MA Inclusion Programme students from the School of Education, focusing on inclusion.

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Transport safety event related to the project director participation

The project director was invited to a special awareness event on some of the findings of a year-long study and research which involves public transport users from a neurodivergent background. Event organised by Transport for West Midlands, West Midlands Safter Travel Partnership and National Neurodiversity Training

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For the second time Project Director participate in major public consulation with developing special publications on planned changes affecting all disabilities

The Project Director took part in a consultation by the Department for Work and Pensions with major changes affecting all disabilities. With two special publications were made with comments and suggestions from a Neurodiversity perspective. This incluldes a consultaion response and the solutions with factors.
  

Visit the Project Director's website for details of the second edition of the special publications. Also you can download both documents to read the content.

Visit the Update blog on wordpress for details on the  Project Director's involvement with the Public Consultation in Birmingham organised by the Department for Work & Pensions.

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Project Director participated in a disability webinar with the Combined Authority

A special webinar on a disability related strategy by the West Midlands Combined Authority.

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Project Director's Particpation at the Q&A event to the West Midlands Mayor

Keith Mckenzie attended and have taken part in a special Q&A event with the West Midlands Mayor

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