About Disability Dynamics Disability Dynamics (registered in England and Wales No: 04058702) was formed in 2000 by Penny Melville-Brown. The company has extended its services over the years: still specialising in disability but embracing all aspects of equality and diversity.

Those services include:
Delivery of equality and diversity training in relation to employment and service provision
Developing Equality Schemes and policies
Undertaking Equality Impact Assessments
Consultancy covering strategy development
Research
Evaluation and practical advice

Alongside, Disability Dynamics has established itself as a leader in enterprise support for disabled and disadvantaged people through delivering business start programmes. This has created a unique combination of equality and diversity knowledge, training skills and practical experience that is currently being used to help other providers deliver inclusive business support. For more information, visit www.businessability.co.uk

We also undertake pro bono work such as:
Supporting SFEDI in the development of Business Adviser accreditation standards that include equality and diversity;
Contributing to the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists as they consider the digital divide faced by disabled entrepreneurs;
Contributing to the former DBERR development of the Business Support Simplification Programme.

Penny Melville-Brown.
A naval criminal barrister and Commander until the onset of visual impairment, Penny has been a champion of disability issues, especially employment, for over 10 years. She leads Disability Dynamics and a hand-picked team of Associates.

She is an Associate of the Employers' Forum on Disability and worked with the Office for Disability Issues in creating Equality 2025 - the national network of disabled people. As a member of, or advisor to, various Boards, she has advocated employee and customer equality within the Employment Tribunal System, the National Policing Improvement Agency, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, the Ministry of Defence, University for Industry, SEEDA and other organisations.

She has extensive experience of benefits having served on the Department for Work and Pensions Standards Committee. Penny also chaired the Learning and Skills Council for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Pro-bono work has included chairing organisations committed to improving employment opportunities for disadvantaged people: Business Ability (promoting self-employment), the multi-sector Diversity Works Partnership, a consortium of local authorities and leading a Diversity Trainers' Forum.

Her publications include booklets on accessible communications, disability etiquette, accessible event management, an equality employment handbook, an equality procurement strategy, a job-search manual, various reports plus an international website showcasing visually impaired people at work.

Penny was awarded an OBE for her services to disabled and other disadvantaged people in 2009.