It's a harsh truth to swallow that meaningful employment can be particularly hard to find when you're disabled, and many of us struggle to enter and progress in the professions we'd like to.

Energy-limiting conditions often mean we still have the brain power to perform complex roles but not the physical energy; a treatment regimen might mean we can only commit to part-time hours; an unpredictable condition might mean we need a high level of flexibility. Your needs are as unique as you are, which means that even the most proactive of potential employers can't anticipate every need you might have (and you might not anticipate where you'll need an adjustment: I recently performed badly at a job interview because I didn't anticipate being asked to use a 12-inch keyboard over a full size one).

You've also got to navigate a potentially hostile landscape. You can't always predict when you'll be treated with bias or what new ways you'll discover that society is not set up for you, but with the right resources, you can make job-seeking a little easier. Here's our guide to making work work.

Pride month is here, and we’re so excited to wave our rainbow banners and flags for another celebration - but how can we do so in an accessible way? At SIC, more than half of our team and board identify as LGBT+, so LGBT+ Pride Month is really important to us. We asked Emily, our Marketing and Operations lead, to share her tips for an accessible pride.

When the opportunity came up to join an accelerator for SIC, I knew there were lots of benefits. I’ll be honest though, there were plenty of things that even I wasn’t expecting. Here are five reasons I joined the NatWest Accelerator, and why it could be a great fit for your business too.

Pippa Stacey is a disabled writer, speaker, and influencer based in York. She also works as a communication consultant in the charity sector, with a particular interest in inclusive education and employment for people with chronic illnesses like her own.

AI emailing, the advantage of disabled applicants, and answering serious questions with LEGO models - what can we take away from the SIC Conference?

Competency-based questions are a common type of question in interviews. In this article, we explain what a competency-based question is, and why they’re so common.

Today marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week (Monday 15 May 2023 - Sunday 21 May 2023) here in the UK. It’s a week that always prompts some reflection

Sol Woodroffe is a severely sight impaired theatre-maker from Bristol who is part of theatre company Coin Toss Collective. We sat down with them for chat about their career experience in the theatre industry so far.

Keri Harrowven is a User Experience Lead with 20+ years of experience working in product and digital workplace development and communications management, as a hands-on practitioner and consultant.

As an ‘out and proud’ dyslexic, she sees her Dyslexic Thinking as a Superpower, which enables her to create solutions and re-imagine what others can’t see.

We sat down with Keri to discuss her career so far.