Access & Disability
Disability is something that affects all of us. Most of us will be disabled at some point in our lives, and about 20% of us are disabled right now. It’s something everyone should be invested in understanding. Everyone should be listening to disabled people, and acting in solidarity with us.
At the same time, it can feel like there’s so much to know. Disability is a vast umbrella of experiences & communities. Trying to implement all the adaptations, legal requirements, best practices & recommendations can feel like a to-do list, like a chore. But it doesn’t have to.
It should feel like an invitation. A chance to transform the ways you work into something spacious & life-affirming.
Let’s start with a chat
I’m happy to speak with anyone trying to centre disabled people’s needs, creativity & expertise in their work.
I can chat with you for up to 45 minutes about what you’re trying to do, and how we could work together.
I can signpost you to other resources for learning, peers exploring similar work & disabled experts.
Book a virtual cuppa
Workshops & Training
Introduction to Disability & Accessibility
An introductory session. Focussing on personal experiences of illness, injury & disability as a starting point for solidarity.
Learn about disability history, common barriers experienced by disabled people & some examples of good practice
. 3-hour workshop
. Available virtually or in-person
Language & Disability
A short presentation covering:
A brief history of the UK disabled rights movements,
Concepts like lateral ableism & hierarchy of needs
How different disabled communities talk about their experiences.
. 30-minute presentation, optional 30-minute Q&A
. Available virtually
Running Accessible Meetings
A session for people actively working with disabled & neurodivergent people, or about to be.
Learn about how common meeting conventions & practices can be barriers for people.
Learn about accessible agenda-design, pre-meetings, ideas gathering & decision-making methods. Practice live examples.
. Half-day workshop
. Available virtually or in-person
Redesign for Accessibility
A community co-design process.
Working with disabled & neurodivergent members of your group, we redesign aspects of company processes.
Previous examples have focussed on application forms, interview techniques, funding applications & meeting structures
. A series of 2-hour workshops
. Available virtually or in-person
. Must be co-led by paid disabled members of your group. (Flexible definition of paid around earning limits)
Partnerships & Projects
I’m enthusiastically open to working with disabled-led and co-led groups on longer-term projects. Particular areas of focus for me are:
. Naming & addressing lateral ableism through healing & transformative justice (When disabled people are ableist towards each other, what do we do?)
. Mutual Aid & survival technologies (How we keep each other safe & alive)
. Community-led alternatives for mental health care, especially in-person psychiatric hospitals
. Getting more learning disabled people into leadership roles in the cultural sector
. Supportive workplace cultures, policies & practices for disabled people
. Hybrid & Virtual event technologies as collaborative, creative & participatory tools
