Inclusion Consultant: David Equality Hull-Watters

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I could cry, but happy tears. For so much of my life I’ve felt self-conscious about my teeth; rarely freely smiling, and...
28/10/2025

I could cry, but happy tears. For so much of my life I’ve felt self-conscious about my teeth; rarely freely smiling, and instead covering over my top teeth with a curled lip.

As a performer, this held me back. And even as a teacher, I felt the same. Always consciously minimising my facial expression when talking to a class or in closely-seated meetings.

Students, in the past, had commented in their unfiltered, loveable way, on my stained and wonky teeth.

My final, absolute breaking point, was when I was on my way to see a client (a very prestigious client) and my middle tooth decided it was time to fall out.

At that time, I’d recently broken my ribs and now, with a missing tooth, I felt so hideously and uncomfortably self-conscious; struggling to walk and whistling as I spoke.

Dentures were never adequate and I was becoming more and more limited in the foods I could eat. Taking them out completely, just to get through a meal. Not a good look when dining out in public!

I finally realised that something had to be done.

Seeing an advertisement for an open day at Fixed Teeth Solutions, I took the advice of the great philosophers Benny and Bjorn and “took a chance”.

So in February, I went for an initial consultation with the creative, caring genius I’ve come to admire and respect personally and professionally, Pedro

I immediately felt at ease, he took time to explain everything so clearly and with genuine compassion.

And you know what, having been a nervous patient in the past, I actually looked forward to each appointment.

The treatment plan was carefully designed to ensure the smoothest possible outcomes and transition between treatments, with consideration of the work I do and my need to always feel as self-assured as possible when delivering training.

Today, I had my final fitting and I couldn’t be happier.

I might be feeling gloomy about the state of the world, but I’ll always be looking for a reason to smile amidst it all.

As Hafiz said, “Smiles are contagious” - there is joy in uplifting others. When we smile we can change the energy in a room and I always want to bring that positive feeling to any session I deliver, especially when the topics that I cover can be so incredibly emotive.

This was never a vanity project. It was about feeling confidently able to continue communicating. It was about eating well, freed from the restrictions of food choices, freed from the embarrassment of responding to the server at Mallow with a gummy reply to their questions about the meal, and free of the anxiety when meeting and working with clients.

Pedro is a humble and creative genius, a compassionate and caring professional, who takes a uniquely individualised approach to each patient.

Jill, on reception, is always there with a friendly welcome, gives her time, encouragement and enthusiasm with warmth.

And lastly, Shehina, in a gently unassuming way, supports and enhances the whole experience.

I’m going to miss my regular appointments, and that’s something I never thought I’d say about a dentist, but here we are.

I couldn’t recommend dental implants more, but please find Fixed Teeth Solutions, and especially Pedro, if you want the absolute best results.

FREE & EQUAL? National Conference 2025 for secondary and sixth form students. This year's theme is VOICES AGAINST HATE -...
16/10/2025

FREE & EQUAL? National Conference 2025 for secondary and sixth form students.

This year's theme is VOICES AGAINST HATE - exploring hate and hate speech.

Very pleased to be part of this important and special day.

In my session, Acknowledge, Apologise, Do Better – Awareness to Action, I will explore the power of inclusive language and communication as a cornerstone of belonging, authenticity, and respect.

Too often, words can either open doors or create barriers.

I encourage reflection on what it means to foster belonging rather than exclusion, moving beyond labels and limits to embrace the richness of identity and what makes each of us truly us.

I will consider the roles of the conscious and subconscious mind in shaping how we communicate, and unpack the principles of inclusive language—focusing not just on good intentions, but on the real impact our words and actions have.

Through honest discussion, reflection, and examples, I highlight the importance of active allyship and the willingness to engage in courageous conversations.

My aim is to share practical insights on how to acknowledge mistakes, apologise when harm is caused, and most importantly, commit to doing better—transforming awareness into meaningful action.










From Sonny Jane Wise:Let’s talk Neurodiversity Affirming Practice.It is a framework grounded in the neurodiversity parad...
16/10/2025

From Sonny Jane Wise:

Let’s talk Neurodiversity Affirming Practice.

It is a framework grounded in the neurodiversity paradigm for working with and supporting neurodivergent individuals.

Like any good framework, it needs a set of principles to guide our own practice and to guide others in becoming neurodiversity affirming.

As per my usual fascination and passion for anything to do with the neurodiversity paradigm, I decided to put together a list of principles.

So what are these principles?

💛 intersectionality
🧡 respecting autonomy
💚 validating differences
💙 presuming competence
💜 reframing expectations
🩷 promoting self-advocacy
💛 rejecting neuronormativity
🧡 prioritising lived experience
💚 nurturing positive self-identity
💙 adapting systems & environments
💜 honouring all forms of communication

One of the most important things to know about neurodiversity affirming practice is that it’s about moving away from the pathology paradigm and instead, adopting the neurodiversity paradigm as our lens for understanding and supporting neurodivergent individuals.

You can find a short description of these principles here:
https://www.livedexperienceeducator.com/blog/neurodiversityaffirmingpractice

Thought for TodayJames Baldwin once famously and quotably said:“We can disagree and still love each other, unless your d...
13/10/2025

Thought for Today

James Baldwin once famously and quotably said:

“We can disagree and still love each other, unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.”

This isn’t about being unable to handle or discuss difference — it’s about recognising where disagreement becomes dehumanisation.

We can hold differing views on politics, art, taste, or tactics.

But when “disagreement” questions someone’s basic dignity, safety, or existence — that’s not a difference of opinion.

That’s discrimination dressed up as debate.

True dialogue requires empathy, not erasure.

Real love — whether between individuals, communities, or nations — never demands that someone shrink themselves to be “tolerated”.

Let’s build a world where our shared humanity isn’t up for debate.

I’m lucky to have people in my life who truly see me — who listen, celebrate, and accept me for who I am. That kind of a...
12/10/2025

I’m lucky to have people in my life who truly see me — who listen, celebrate, and accept me for who I am. That kind of allyship is powerful.

But here’s the reality many LGBTQIA+ people still live with: being seen and understood by friends, family and colleagues doesn’t mean being accepted by society.

In the current climate — where anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric is shouted from political platforms and amplified across social media — visibility can come with real risk. Each headline, each “debate” about our existence, sends a message that some people still think our lives are up for discussion.

That constant drip of hostility seeps into daily life, shaping how and where we show up.

Many of us have learned to scan every room — checking who’s around, how people speak, whether it feels safe to mention a partner’s name, show even the mildest display of affection, or simply to be ourselves.

We adapt our tone, our gestures, even our clothing — not because we’re ashamed, but because we’ve been conditioned to protect ourselves.

Safety isn’t guaranteed; it’s something we continually calculate.

The toll of this constant vigilance is invisible to those who’ve never had to do it.

It’s emotionally exhausting.

It’s self-editing.

It’s carrying armour everywhere you go — even in spaces meant to feel inclusive.

So when we talk about allyship, it’s about more than kindness or acceptance.

It’s about awareness.

It’s using your voice when ours might be silenced.

It’s noticing the small things — the jokes, the “banter”, policies, assumptions — that chip away at belonging.

Personal support gives us moments of exhale.

But true safety comes when every space allows everyone to live, love, and speak freely — without fear, without scanning, without blending in. 🌈

National Coming Out Day – 11 October 2025 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Today we should celebrate courage, authenticity, and the power of visi...
11/10/2025

National Coming Out Day – 11 October 2025 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

Today we should celebrate courage, authenticity, and the power of visibility.

For many, coming out is a defining moment — a step towards living truthfully and unapologetically. It’s a reminder that being yourself should never be a revolutionary act, yet for too many, it still is.

In the current social and political climate — where anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric and policies continue to rise — coming out can feel risky, even unsafe.

We must hold space for those who cannot yet share their truth openly and continue to work for a world where no one has to fear being who they are.

Whether you’re out, questioning, or simply existing in your truth quietly — you are valid, you are loved.

Never Blend In https://www.inclusionconsultant.co.uk/neverblendin

🌈💪 🏳️‍⚧️

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado who has been awarded the Nobel Peace PrizeThe Norwegian Nobel Committee cited he...
10/10/2025

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela” and her struggle for a “just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

She helped unite the Venezuelan opposition, acting as a “unifying figure” despite severe repression and political bans.

Machado has resisted the militarisation and authoritarian pressures in Venezuela, even while being threatened, barred from office, and forced into hiding for safety.

The award reflects her consistency in nonviolent resistance, defending democratic norms, electoral integrity, and civil liberties under an authoritarian regime




















There are some people whose work goes far beyond the technical skills they’ve mastered. Pedro, my cosmetic and restorati...
30/09/2025

There are some people whose work goes far beyond the technical skills they’ve mastered. Pedro, my cosmetic and restorative dentist is one of them.

Not only has he given me back my smile, but he also brings a smile to my face with his positivity, wisdom, and outlook on life.

His undeniable passion for what he does shines through in every conversation and every detail of his work.

It’s not just about teeth—it’s about restoring confidence, joy, and quality of life. Those of us fortunate enough to be under his care know what a difference he makes, and I’m truly grateful to be one of them.

Here’s to a professional who proves every day that dentistry, at its very best, is about much more than smiles—it’s about changing lives.



27/09/2025

Labeling trans people as “domestic terrorists” is not only absurd – it is dangerous. It fuels hatred against a community already facing disproportionate violence.

When leaders and institutions enable this rhetoric, it gives permission for society to look away while real harm is done.

We cannot be silent.

If you believe in dignity, equality and justice for all – no matter someone’s race, gender, sexuality or identity – now is the time to speak up.

Our rights and freedoms exist because generations before us refused to back down. We owe it to them, and to each other, not to let fear or political games erode the principles they fought so hard to secure.

Stand with trans people. Share this. Raise your voice. Together, we are stronger.















Autism and all forms of neurodivergence are natural and essential variations within humanity.Neurodivergence, including ...
24/09/2025

Autism and all forms of neurodivergence are natural and essential variations within humanity.

Neurodivergence, including autism, is a natural and vital part of human diversity.

Society has overlooked (or retroactively recognised) neurodivergence in brilliant minds throughout history.

Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Nikola Tesla, Alan Turing, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, Hans Christian Andersen, Winston Churchill, Agatha Christie, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Emily Dickinson are among the many historical figures thought to have been neurodivergent, their unique ways of thinking shaping some of humanity’s greatest scientific, artistic, and cultural achievements.

While we must be cautious about labelling people from the past that weren’t recognised in their time, many well-known thinkers and creators displayed traits we’d now understand as autistic, ADHD, dyslexic, or otherwise neurodivergent.

It is also important to state that all lives have value and those listed are simply an illustration of those we may have heard of, regardless of achievement or significant level of contribution to wider society, all people are intertwined and have an impact on the lives of those around them.

Trump’s autism misinformation is eugenic in nature because it presents autism as something so undesirable that society should focus on prevention and elimination, rather than acceptance, inclusion, and support.

Before the N***s, early 20th-century eugenicists in the US, UK, and elsewhere already promoted sterilisation and segregation of those labelled “feebleminded” or “mentally defective.

These ideas directly influenced N**i racial policy. German eugenicists drew on American sterilisation laws as a model for their own.

In 1933, shortly after Hi**er took power, the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring mandated forced sterilisation of people with intellectual and psychiatric disabilities.

This quickly escalated into the Aktion T4 programme (1939–41), which systematically murdered around 300,000 disabled people — including autistic and otherwise neurodivergent individuals — by gas chamber, starvation, and neglect.

Doctors, psychiatrists, and social workers played central roles, showing how deeply medicalised eugenics had become.

Both early eugenicists and the N***s presented neurodivergence and disability as a “burden” to families and society.

They used pseudo-scientific language about “fitness,” “purity,” and “progress,” masking prejudice as science.

Today, when misinformation paints autism as something to fear, cure, or prevent (rather than accept as natural human diversity), it echoes those eugenic logics.

While we are not seeing the same legalised sterilisation or extermination programmes in most of the world, the assumption that neurodivergent lives are less valuable still drives harmful policy, practice, and rhetoric.

Trump’s misinformation about autism (like his vaccine myths) can be seen as another distraction strategy, in the same way his administration attacks immigrants, trans people, and other marginalised groups.

Misinformation about autism, like the culture wars over immigration or gender, consumes media attention, polarises the public, and keeps people from focusing on holding leaders accountable for their failures.

The autism misinformation fits the same pattern: it’s not really about science or health, but about manufacturing fear, devaluing certain lives, and distracting the public from systemic failures — the same playbook used in attacks on immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, and anyone marked as “other.”

It is not an overreaction to say that Trump’s recent record of disappearing those he deems “undesirable,” alongside his calls to brand certain groups as mentally ill and to institutionalise them, is a stark warning of what lies ahead if we do not resist both his rhetoric and his deliberate spread of misinformation.

Oh, and RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.


Much of the time, particularly with non-mandatory training, those with a vested interest in DEI topics attend workshops ...
24/09/2025

Much of the time, particularly with non-mandatory training, those with a vested interest in DEI topics attend workshops and bring invaluable personal insights to the conversations, yet those who would benefit from this, leaders, decision-makers and allies, are often absent.

I wonder if any of my fellow DEI colleagues feel and experience this, and if you have suggestions as to how to get others enrolled and engaged, so that the sessions can have more impact on the systemic changes required for the desired cultural enhancement to happen.

Why Your Leadership Matters in DEI

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are not side projects—they are core to how we lead, make decisions, and build organisations that thrive.

My sessions are designed for everyone, regardless of role or position.

They aren’t just about theory, and are never about tick-box compliance; they are about equipping all colleagues with the insight, tools, and confidence to lead inclusively, make better decisions, and make an impact.

They are about moving from awareness to action.

The presence of leaders and decision-makers sends a powerful signal.

When leaders show up, listen, and act, culture shifts.

When they don’t, progress stalls.

Your people notice when you aren’t there, and that sends a perhaps unrepresentative message that you aren’t interested in their challenges or concerns.

Join me—to understand how your people are experiencing the workplace.

Join me—to better support those who look to you for your leadership.

Delighted to be a speaker at the Beyond This, FREE & EQUAL? National Conference 2025 for secondary and sixth form studen...
17/09/2025

Delighted to be a speaker at the Beyond This, FREE & EQUAL? National Conference 2025 for secondary and sixth form students.

This year's theme is VOICES AGAINST HATE - exploring hate and hate speech concerning and the

The Conference can be attended in-person and ONLINE on 11th November 2025, and it is a unique opportunity to hear from many outstanding speakers about the big issues impacting schools and society.

In-person will be at The Nobel School in Stevenage and streaming LIVE: tickets on sale now - details and booking at
https://www.beyondthis.co.uk/free-equal-2025/

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David Equality Hull-Watters is a Neurodiversity, SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) and LGBTQ+ Specialist who is determined to enhance workplace-wellbeing.

National Diversity Award Winner, educator, motivational speaker and writer; a passionate equality advocate, committed to enhancing the lives of young people and adults who may feel marginalised or limited by labels.

A proactive member of any team, providing practical leadership on inclusion, creating a culture that enables all stakeholders to access personalized learning; meeting development and progression requirements.

Committed to developing the whole person and to enhancing businesses through creatively challenging participants to embrace their unique value, to encourage them to fulfil their potential and to understand and implement strategies to enhance wellbeing and productivity within the workplace.