learning-difference.org.uk

About us
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Staff

Learning-Difference is a private limited company set-up and run by Bernard Quinn. Here is a brief resume of his career:
  • 20 years of senior management for national disability charities in the UK (British Deaf Association, RNIB),
  • Local Education Authority Manager (Childcare & Out of Hours Learning),
  • CEO of a local Children's Charity,
  • Development Manager (British Dyslexia Association, covering the England regions),
  • Consultancy (CPRE, Herb Society, local charities, organisations),
  • Disability Consultant (EU projects),
  • Disability Trainer (national and local organisations, UK and EU),
  • Designer/Writer/Editor (national and local projects, UK and EU),
  • External Evaluator (UK projects and services).

Associate Staff

Learning-Difference buys-in a range of experts as and when necessary. These professionals are from fields as diverse as sensory disability, learning disability, accessibility, web design, funding, management and bring many years expertise and experience to our clients.

Clients

Bernard Quinn has worked as a consultant, advisor/expert to a wide range of organisations on ground-breaking innovative projects, including clients such as:

  • BT,
  • Channel 4,
  • BBC Education,
  • Tyne Tees TV,
  • British Film Institute,
  • Milton Keynes Council,
  • Central Office of Information,
  • British Dyslexia Association 
  • NIACE,
  • Buckinghamshire County Council.

Our projects around the EU

  • A project to develop capacity for a Multi Disabled Football Club.
  • An evironmental charity to devise education packs about FoodMiles.
  • A county council to review sensory loss services and inform a new service strategy.
  • A Dyslexia charity to develop an accessible website service.
  • A national charity to boost sponsorship and advertising, build capacity.
  • A Football in The Community club to design and fund young peoples projects.
  • A project to design and publish a self-help resource book on dyslexia in adults in five European Union languages.

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