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MD @NimbusDis & @AccessCard, @thequeensawards winner for innovation. MBE for services for #disabledpeople in #Tourism and #Entertainment

Derby
Joined September 2009
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Martin Austin MBE retweeted
With a huge talent pool and entrepreneurial spirit, businesses thrive in Derby, including @nimbusdis. Read @MarketingDerby's Innovate to learn how Nimbus Disability is improving live entertainment experiences for hundreds of thousands of disabled people👉buff.ly/3RPUPTV
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Martin Austin MBE retweeted
Our latest Ambassador, Emma, talks about her love of the Theatre and her Access Card with @DMTWestEnd The role of an Access Card ambassador is, in part, to show other disabled people that there's a whole range of opportunities and adventures to be had youtu.be/twA-5uXiP4Y
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Re the shady @PassAssistance PR strategy & what @EHRC had to say about it (should anyone want to report breaches of this to the @ASA_UK AND @EHRC for regulatory investigation) 🧵👇🏻 No @passassist app could ever be a substitute for a robust staffing model ensuring disabled – at Croydon, London
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Martin Austin MBE retweeted
Exclusive news about arts access tonight 7.15 on @BBCFrontRow w @SamiraAhmedUK @AndrewM_Arts & is @we_are_hynt Access Card enabling more people to experience cultural events? @JamieRHale @TheRealMyth @ace_national @graeae @MikScarlet @thelizcarr @RichardMisek @shonalouiseblog
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Martin Austin MBE retweeted
PRESS STATEMENT Harpreet Kaur, The Apprentice winner 2022, has bought back Lord Sugar's shares in her desserts business, Oh So Yum! This move marks a significant achievement in the journey of the Yorkshire based entrepreneur, who won Season 16 of the show and secured a £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar. With the purchase of Lord Sugar's shares, Harpreet and her sister, Gurvinder Kaur, are now in in full control of the business and its future direction. The separation has been amicable and Lord Sugar and Harpreet Kaur mutually agreed it was the best decision for the business moving forward. Lord Sugar said: “ Harpreet is an exceptionally bright and driven business woman. I’ve enjoyed our time working together, and whilst the time is right for us to now go our separate ways, I have no doubts she will continue to flourish. I look forward to seeing the Oh So Yum! brand go from strength to strength.” Harpreet Kaur said: “ I am extremely grateful for the knowledge and support that Lord Sugar and his team of advisors have given me.  It has been invaluable in getting Oh So Yum! to the place where it is today, and I’m excited for the journey ahead.  I could never have imagined what we would have achieved in such a short space of time, but this is just the beginning.  Watch this space!”
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Martin Austin MBE retweeted
Hey there, I am sorry for the delayed response we are very busy at the moment. We do indeed accept Access cards in the cinema. If wish to make a booking, you can call our accessibility line and they can reserve you a ticket for you. The number is: 0333 015 1208 - Luke
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Replying to @DerbyUni
@DerbyUni @DerbyGrad @nimbusdis @TheRealMyth @DerbyOT @dots @AccesCard @DerbyUniAlumni Huge Congratulations To Martin on you Honorary Masters Degree in recognition of all your great work in increasing accessibility to leisure, tourism and sport such a pleasure to nominate you
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Urging everyone who requires assistance on the railway to start asserting your right to spontaneous travel / turn up and go, as OFTEN as you can now, daily if you have the energy. Let’s all show them how many ppl they’ll be screwing over if they remove staff & our right to TUAG! – at Sant Antoni de Portmany, Spain
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Martin Austin MBE retweeted
Did you see the latest Lifestyle Magazine from Motability? Many of our providers got a name check on their access schemes and how easy it is for @accesscard holders to have their needs met way before they even knew they wanted to visit!
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Replying to @AccessCard
@AccessCard A massive thank you. You guys are nothing but amazing. The access card has allowed me to access so much and its also allowed me to continue with my love of theme parks. Keep up the good work!
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Martin Austin MBE retweeted
Replying to @AccessCard
My son has an Access Card & it makes his life - and mine as his carer - a lot easier. I don't know of any others.
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Replying to @AccessCard
Why settle for a Poor Copy. Stick with What Works but a Team that Also Does Too. 😉
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Martin Austin MBE retweeted
Yet again, we're sorry to see tweets cuckooed by another card provider trying to undermine our work and self promote. We believe choice is a fundamental aspect of accessibility and independence. Check out our feed and theirs and any others and find the right scheme for you.
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Martin Austin MBE retweeted
Simply not correct as usual - its to communicate a persons rights to adjustments under the Equality Act based on the Social Model of Disability.
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Very interesting session by @nimbusdis on the importance of accessibility in ticketing this afternoon at @ticketingprofs #TPC2023 #accessibility
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Martin Austin MBE retweeted
Learning about Nimbus' movement, having created an access card for people with disabilities. This card easily translates what assistance is needed in icons and they have now digitised this making booking online easy! #TPC2023
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Martin Austin MBE retweeted
The world’s FIRST ever keynote welcome from the #Metaverse and its happening right here in #Birmingham at The Vox @ticketingprofs #TPC2023
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Martin Austin MBE retweeted
Informative stuff from Martin Austin and Mark Briggs from Nimbus about @AccessCard and disability passports and access cards, and a new Nimbus Operating System. They have a stand at #TPC2023
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Martin Austin MBE retweeted
Great day at @NaidexShow as always!! This is the time the team enjoy speaking to our existing card holders and seeing the looks on the faces of people learning about it for the first time. A humbling experience for us every year.
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Martin Austin MBE retweeted
When tech fails... Team work make the dream work! 1,500 cards hand stuffed today thanks to mechanical failure. Thank goodness for a crack team of disabled people working hard for other disabled people!!
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