{"id":4348,"date":"2023-11-01T11:17:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T11:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?page_id=4348"},"modified":"2025-04-10T11:28:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T11:28:28","slug":"roger-thompson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/about-us\/roger-thompson\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4348\" class=\"elementor elementor-4348\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8af3bc4 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"8af3bc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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Thompson<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f8600 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06f8600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Access Consultant<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42b9ceb\" data-id=\"42b9ceb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" 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class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><b class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Roger\u00a0<\/b>joined the firm as one of Direct Access&#8217; staple accessibility consultants in 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000;\">From humble beginnings as a Crew Member for Wimpy Fast Foods in Walsall, Roger studied on the side at Walsall College and soon achieved a degree in Electrical\/Electronics Engineering. Roger then worked for over 10 years in this field before seeking out roles where he could work directly with Deaf people.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Roger was later enlisted taken by the Sense National Deafbind Ruebella Charity, where he worked for 7 years managing Deafblind Services in Walsall and Sandwell, before leaving his position for another charity, the RNID (Royal National Institute for Deaf People).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Roger remained here for over 20+ years, with responsibilities including Operational Manager and Development Manager. Hoping to work more closely in roles which support a wide range of disabled people, Roger joined us at Direct Access, and the rest is history.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Roger has worked in a vast number of voluntary roles to improve life for people in his local community, including Wolverhampton Healthwatch, the Soup Kitchen at Bethel Lighthouse, and various other community support organisations.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000;\">He is a proud husband and father of 4 two girls and two boys.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0521006 e-grid-align-left elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"0521006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-cc0f23a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/roger-thompson-7918b61b\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cc38fe\" data-id=\"5cc38fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ed608 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8ed608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_20231011_120423-e1724253833729-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4349\" alt=\"A profile of Roger Thompson, a consultant at Direct Access smiling at the camera. 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