The work of Rocket Girl Coaching has been featured by Runway Girl Network, APEX Media, BBC News, Regional Gateway, The Daily Mail, USA Today and more. I’ve have regularly appeared on BBC TV and radio. If you need a quote or story quickly, please get in touch and I’ll get straight back to you.
London Luton Airport unveils new Assisted Travel Lounge
London Luton Airport (LLA) has opened its new Assisted Travel lounge following advice from LLA Access Forum members with lived...
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Accessible air travel solutions go mainstream at AIX 2025
Mary reports for Runway Girl Network on accessible aviation solutions at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany
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UK task force report on accessible travel met with cautious optimism
The report comes from the UK’s Aviation Accessibility Task and Finish Group (AATFG), which was established by the Department for...
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Inclusivity driving the designs of East West Rail’s stations
Disabled people from EWR’s Accessibility Advisory Panel visited Bedford, Bletchley, and Bicester Village stations to identify inclusive facilities and common...
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Mary appointed to the Department for Transport Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee
The independent committee provides advice to the Department for Transport (DfT) on the transport needs of Disabled people – particularly...
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Mary reports for Runway Girl Network, Airlines advertise airfare concessions for disabled passenger carers
More airlines are working on improving the customer experience for passengers who need assistance when flying due to disability or...
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Mary recognised for the third time in the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 Awards.
The UK’s leading recognition awards for disabled leaders, trailblazers and change makers. Mary's category is Transport, Retail, Service and Hospitality.
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Mary writes for Runway Girl Network on British Airways Speedbird Academy Announcement
British Airways champions diversity with new pilot training funds.
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Mary Doyle Speaks On Inclusion at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2024
At the Crystal Cabin Awards in Hamburg, Accessibility and Inclusion is a foundation of the night. Find out more about...
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Mary Doyle is shortlisted for the National Diversity Awards 2024
Mary will find out in November if she is the Positive Role Model for Gender.
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British Airways Launches Customer Access Advisory Panel with Mary Doyle as Chair
This is part of British Airways’ continued commitment to provide a seamless travel experience for customers with visible and non-visible...
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East West Rail’s Accessibility Advisory Panel (AAP) sets out top priorities for disabled passengers on Britain’s railways
East West Rail's Accessibility Advisory Panel (AAP) sets out top priorities for disabled passengers on Britain’s railways
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Mary talks to Inclusive Design Magazine.
Talking about the theoretical architecture of disability and how we can expand our design perspectives to include disability justice, collective...
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Proud to have my voice heard in The Times as a disabled woman and Menopause Mandate Ambassador
Proud to have my voice heard in The Times as a disabled woman and Menopause Mandate Ambassador
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Mary Doyle speaks to Careering Into Motherhood about Disability, Accessibility & Women at work
For Galentines Day Jane Johnson hosted Mary to discuss the realities of disability in the workplace. And Mary mostly stayed...
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For the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Mary Doyle shares her thoughts on joining the East West Rail Panel
Meet the co-chair of EWR's pioneering Accessibility Advisory Panel, which aims to ensure the needs of disabled people are considered...
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Mary Doyle recognised in St Albans District Community Business Awards 2023
In the Business Leadership Award category Mary receives Highly Commended.
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The first meeting of East West Rail’s accessibility panel held
The first meeting of East West Rail’s accessibility panel was held, blazing a new trail for Disabled people in the...
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UK regulator considers rating airlines on their support for PRMs
Mary Doyle writes for Runway Girl Network following the launch of a UK public consultation on Airline Accessibility Performance.
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Airport personal electric vehicle Geo aims to bring back PRM joy
Mary Doyle writes for Runway Girl Network to learn about GEO a new Personal Electric Vehicle.
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IATA launch new training – Accessible Travel – Ask FIRST
Super proud that this product I co-created has been endorsed by IATA.
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Mary writes for HR Zone
How HR can help remove unconscious bias towards disabled employees.
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Mary writes for EW Group and Challenge Consultancy
Disclosing Disabilities in the Workplace.
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Mary writes for Aircraft Cabin Management Magazine
A new accessible onboard lavatory offers PRMs more space and dignity. Feature on pages 34-35.
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Mary speaks to Nikki Fox on BBC Access All Podcast about the disability pay gap in 2022
Figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal disabled employees are paid, on average, 13.8% less than their non-disabled peers.
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Mary writes for Aircraft Cabin Management Magazine
Air 4 All - Innovation puts wheelchairs in the cabin with no loss of seats. Feature on pages 36-37.
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Mary speaks to BBC News about new flexible employment proposals
Having a dedicated employee who is trusted from day one will only build a financially stronger, culturally richer, compassionate and...
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#DefineYourself Podcast
Mary appears on the Chris Mitchell Podcast for September 2021, two Disabled people having a good old chat about work, life, geekery...
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International Women’s Day 2021
As part of International Women's Day 2021, Mary spoke on Radio Verulam in St Albans.
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UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020
One of our new ECC coaches, Mary Doyle, (Also an Accessible Aviation consultant and Disability Equality Trainer) shares an insightful piece...
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Designing for the Pandemic With Inclusivity in Mind: How New Procedures Are Affecting Passengers With Disabilities
APEX Media talks COVID-19 with Mary Doyle, an accessible-aviation consultant and founder of Rocket Girl Coaching.
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Mary Doyle is named one of the UK’s most influential Disabled people
The Shaw Trust Power 100, is an annual publication containing the 100 most influential disabled people in the UK.
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PRMs share their concerns as air travel restarts with new protocols
Mary Doyle speaks to Runway Girl Network following the survey results from PRMs and travelling in a COVID-19 world.
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BA autonomous wheelchair might change perception of PRMs
Mary Doyle speaks to Runway Girl Network following news that British Airways have begun trialling the use of autonomous wheelchairs at...
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The amazing expanding aircraft lavatory that offers disabled passengers 40 per cent more space
An amazing expanding aircraft lavatory that offers those with reduced mobility 40 per cent more space has been revealed. It’s...
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APEX (Airline Passenger Experience Association) – Aircraft Lavatory Concept Is Accessible to Passengers in Wheelchairs
Design Associates and ST Engineering have jointly developed ACCESS, which they describe as “the world’s first expanding aircraft lavatory,” to...
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Forbes: Expandable Airplane Bathroom Unveiled At Singapore Air Show Might Address Paralyzed U.S. Veterans’ Lawsuit
The ACCESS lavatory is featured in Forbes
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ST Engineering and Acumen Design Associates launch ACCESS – the world’s first expanding PRM aircraft lavatory
ST Engineering, in partnership with Acumen Design Associates, today announces the launch of ACCESS – a new aircraft lavatory which, through...
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Runway Girl Network – Extendable lavatory brings comfort and dignity back to passengers
Dignity is coming back to the airline lavatory, which in recent years has been a source of growing complaints from...
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Mary Doyle appears on BBC Rip Off Britain Holiday Special January 2020
This episode focussed on disabled passengers who had a bad airline/travel agent experience and what can be done to ensure...
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Prevalis lift seeks to offer dignity and safety for PRMs and personnel
In a one-on-one interview with Prevalis PRM consultant Brian Roquas, wheelchair user and accessible aviation consultant Mary Doyle, learns about...
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Industry reviews creative air travel accessibility solutions
Mary Doyle talks to Runway Girl Networks about the challenges faced by disabled passengers and passengers with restricted mobility (PRMs).
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The Legal Future of Accessible Aviation For All
Mary Doyle discusses flying as a wheelchair user and what is required, with the Law Society.
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The Power of Not Yet
Big Up Your Growth Mindset with neuroscience.
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Making airports accessible for all
As the demand for air travel continues to grow, Chloe Greenbank (with Rocket Girl Coach) explores how airports are catering...
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Rock your difference
Confidence is believing in yourself and knowing that you have the skills and ability to do what you set out...
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Disabled Passenger’s Bill Of Rights?
Proposed U.K. regulation seeks to make flying easier
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Mary campaigns for Flying Disabled on live BBC TV and radio
Government announces new aviation passenger charter to improve flying experience for disabled people
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Mary is named in Daily Mail Britain’s 50 most remarkable women
The most fabulous FEMAILS: To mark 50 years of Femail, a celebration of how Britain’s 50 most remarkable women made it...
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Mary holds a Guinness World Record for towing a Dreamliner
World record set as 100 people in wheelchairs pull British Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Heathrow.
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St Albans woman named in the Top 100 influential disabled people
Mary Doyle, from St Albans, Herts who is a Personal/Executive Coach, STEM/Accessible Aviation Advocate and CEO Rocket Girl Coaching was...
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Heading Beyond Accessibility
British Airways Staff Magazine, Up To Speed, September 2018. The Heading Beyond Accessibility issue speaks to Rocket Girl Coach about...
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Wheelchairs-in-the-cabin advocates optimistic about campaign progress
Recently invited to meet with EASA officials in Cologne to discuss the regulatory and certification considerations for allowing disabled passengers...
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MyPlus is know yourself, own yourself, be yourself and help others do the same
Being a wheelchair user has given me the drive for disability to be normalised in business.
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Why coaching is massively beneficial for disabled people
To some, the idea of coaching might seem daunting, unnecessary or even a little ‘hippy’. But it can be an...
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APEX Experience Travelogue – Human First
From humanoid customer service bots to crewmember skills and tools of the trade, we bring you the December/January issue of...
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The power of inclusion in travel, tech and life
Pressure is mounting for industry to do more to accommodate disabled passengers, including exploring the possibility of enabling them to...
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Op-Ed: Disabled passengers deserve better accommodation
Rocket Girl, aka coach Mary Doyle is spreading the word about a new UK campaign aimed at bringing equality to...
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