More About Ruben Carol

Ruben Carol’s experience means he has a solid foundation of disability knowledge, the issues and barriers the community faces, and knows how to help become a part of the drive for change.

He has created and produced disability training packages for a range of large companies, educating staff on the Social Model of Disability, current legislation, the correct ways to assist disabled people, and the correct language to use when talking to the disabled community.

In 2021 he started his own training company, TrainAbility, and has since started Access Auditing, assisting companies I their efforts to become more inclusive to the disabled community.

He has taking part in a range of fundraising activities for charities, such as skydives for The Limbless Association. He has also contributed articles to magazines including Able, Disabled Motoring, and Step Forward.

RUBEN CAROL | ACTOR AND MODEL

Ruben is also an experienced actor and model, having worked on TV shows Doctors, Good Omens, and His Dark Materials, and the film Last Christmas (2019).

His corporate acting credits include:

– Training Video for Mind Tools on Managing Customer Expectations

– Training Video for Mind Tools on Attracting and Retaining Top Talent

– National Lottery Advert

– NHS Better Health Advert 2020

– Accenture Interactive Advert on Antisocial Listening

– Advanced English Course for ESL

– RBS Adverts

Ruben is also a popular model, working for brands including Lloyds Banking Group, Google, Invacare Active, London E Taxi, and the London Adoption Agency.

RUBEN CAROL | TRAINER & FACILITATOR

As a disability access and inclusion specialist, Ruben has delivered training sessions for clients including C2C Rail, Transport for London, Uber, and Portsmouth University. As a wheelchair user and stroke survivor (he had a stroke in 2021), Ruben brings personal insights into the barriers disabled people face every day.

He is the Managing Director of TrainAbility, a training and accessibility company providing information and education on equality and inclusion in society and the workplace.

Previous training sessions include:

C2C Rail, and London Underground: Disability Equality and Inclusive Service Training

– Train frontline staff in all aspects of service provision for passengers

– Social model and medical model of disability

– Legal context of the Equality Act 2010

– Understand how to mitigate unconscious bias

– How to eliminate bullying and harassment

Transport For London: Disability Equality Training

– Explain language around disability and why it is important

– Explain the legal context of The Equality Act 2010

– Clarify what the Social Model of disability entails

– How to identify and remove barriers experienced by disabled customers

Uber: Disability Equality Training

– Deliver bespoke face-to-face disability equality training to partner-drivers who operate the UberASSIST Platform, offering disabled passengers the option of getting driver training in providing assistance to disabled passengers.

Network Rail: Disability Training and Role Play

– Raise awareness of disability and equality

– Co-facilitator questions around accessibility issues

– Recreate real-world challenges in a safe, supportive environment

RUBEN CAROL | SPEAKER

Ruben is a highly sought-after and dynamic speaker whose work is rooted in lived experience and a deep commitment to systemic change. He is known for being candid, thought-provoking, and refreshingly human. He challenges assumptions, disrupts polite discomfort, and gets audiences thinking differently about the world around them.

RUBEN CAROL | SPEAKING TOPICS

– Inclusive Leadership

– Social Model of Disability

– Accessible Service Design

– Disability Confidence

– Ableism

– Navigating Bias

Ruben doesn’t just speak about inclusion – he lives it. His talks are an invitation to reimagine what equity really looks like when disabled people are thought of as an integral part of the design, rather than an afterthought.

RUBEN CAROL | VOICEOVER AND RADIO

Ruben spent two years presenting at NLive Community Radio 106.9 Northampton, which is part of the University of Northampton. His show – Undiscovered Northampton – covered what was happening in and around the area, and included interviews with government officials, local talent, businesses, and charities.

He has provided voiceover work to brands including American Medicare Health Insurance and Duff; has recorded children’s books such as The Widemouth Frog; performed the voiceover for a number of characters in the PodCast series; and can do a range of animated voices. Ruben is also fluent in conversational Spanish and so can easily read and converse in the language.

CLIENTS

Balfour Beatty, C2C Rail, Civil Service College, Flutter, GT Rail, London Overground, London Underground, NHS, Portsmouth University, Purple Space, Transport For London, Uber

Call +44 1753 439 289 or email Great British Speakers now to book disability advocate, speaker, trainer and actor Ruben Carol for your next live event or corporate video.

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