June marks LGBT Pride month, the chance for anyone who self-identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender to celebrate inclusivity as part of the community, inspired by the Stonewall Riots in Manhattan, 1969; 49 years since the rioters fought for the fair treatment of the LGBT Community. Everyone around the world is doing their […]
Let’s be honest. We’ve all had a moment where we’re trying to fill out a job advert and it frustrates you to the point you want to chuck it out the window. OK, maybe not THAT dramatic, but we’ve all felt that anguish. Looking at a job that feels right for you until you […]
Hidden Talent is officially 2 years old. God, it feels good to be able to write that. It has been two years since Talent Match Leicestershire Manager Emma Southern picked up on the struggles of young people with hidden conditions and decided to create a project specifically focused around those issues. And two years later, […]
Dyslexia Awareness Week has finally arrived, making its grand entrance to an awaiting audience… assuming you know anything about it before hand, in which case you can still appreciate the things to come. From 2nd October to 8th October, UK citizens will have the opportunity to shed light on one of society’s most prominent conditions. […]
The autism spectrum and the outside world do not go hand-in-hand. I wouldn’t go as far to say stepping out into a crowded street or a busy shop is the same as an alien stepping onto planet Earth, but that isn’t to say it’s not a stretch to imagine. In all fairness, this is […]
Greetings, readers! Welcome to Hidden Talent’s 50th blog post! It feels like only yesterday when I first put finger to keyboard and putting Hidden Talent’s mission online for the world to see. We have tried to go emphasizing the issues with hidden conditions every which way, including, but NOT limited to: Highlighting the benefits of […]
Since its inception, Hidden Talent has spoken to a great many audiences – members of the public, people who know someone with hidden conditions or have one themselves, and fellow practitioners – spreading our message about the value of employing people with hidden conditions. But there is one demographic that, like aliens in space, is […]
Welcome to the fourth part of our seven-part series paying tribute to Mental Health Awareness Week, where we shall be shedding light on some of the various issues associated with mental health, breaking down the taboos and hopefully, convincing people that no, not everyone with mental health issues is a rampaging lunatic. There are various […]
When was the last time you saw a mainstream portrayal of autism? Confused? Good, now we’re getting somewhere. Let me elaborate; when you often see a portrayal of autism, be it in a film or television series, they’re often ‘autism-centric’, in which case an autistic condition is at the centre of a plot or plays […]
Let us step back in time with the latest in our Retrospective series (sadly without the aid of a TARDIS), looking back on the earliest successes for the Hidden Talent Project B.T.B (Before The Blog, any excuse for an acronym). Sadly, despite the title sounding like a poor man’s Harry Potter, there’s no magic involved […]
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