{"id":10735,"date":"2025-12-11T09:20:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T09:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/?p=10735"},"modified":"2025-12-11T16:46:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T16:46:53","slug":"jazz-shapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.specialeffect.org.uk\/news\/jazz-shapers","title":{"rendered":"Dr Mick hits the right note in Jazz Shapers interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-container\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LlSL1ygpGaQ\" frameborder=\"0\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s a taste of an absorbing interview with our Founder and CEO Dr Mick Donegan that was broadcast on Jazz FM.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mishcon.com\/jazzshapers\/mick-donegan\">The full interview can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mick chats about the origins and inspiration behind the charity, his pioneering work with eye-controlled technology, and how SpecialEffect have built on their gaming access expertise to help people with all kinds of disabilities and needs across the world.<\/p>\n<p>The interview appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mishcon.com\/jazzshapers\">Jazz Shapers<\/a> programme, which has been running on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellorayo.co.uk\/jazz-fm\">Jazz FM<\/a> since 2012 and is presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mishcon.com\">Mishcon de Reya<\/a>\u2019s Partner and Chief Brand Officer, Elliot Moss.<\/p>\n<p>Each programme features founders, entrepreneurs and business shapers who, like the shapers of jazz soul and blues have broken the mould to achieve success.<\/p>\n<p>A huge thank you to Elliot Moss and Nick Allan of Mishcon De Reya for making the interview possible, along with Stuart Silver at Jazz FM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ufeff\ufeff Here&#8217;s a taste of an absorbing interview with our Founder and CEO Dr Mick Donegan that was broadcast on Jazz FM. 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