Accessibility Lead at Lloyds Banking Group

Business and Finance

Ross has had an impressive career, having joined Lloyds Banking Group on their 2001 Graduate Programme. Following 14 years in various roles he joined the Group Disability, Mental Health & Neurodiversity team in 2015, where for the last 8 years he has been integral to the Group’s continued disability inclusion progress. Now as Accessibility Manager, he leads on creating more accessible workplaces by collaborating with and challenging the Property division to push branch and office design beyond compliance, as well as the processes and policies which support these. One of his greatest achievements was influencing Lloyds Banking Group to be one of the first employers to install a Changing Places Facility in their head office for both colleagues and the public. He continued his determination and gained commitment for these facilities to be part of their building design standards (where physically possible).

Coupled with his career, his 40+ years of lived disability experience has enabled him to collaborate externally with other disability initiatives to create a more accessible world. Gatwick Airport, East West Rail, AccessAble, Liverpool FC and Permobil to name a few, are organisations who benefit from his knowledge and passion. Most significantly, in 2018 Ross Co-Founded Changing Places International, a not for profit organisation striving to set the global standard and adoption of fully inclusive toilets around the world.