Upcoming online events.
Accessing the Right Support: A Neurodivergent Employees' Guide
Send it to Alex and SIC are joining forces to offer a free online panel for neurodivergent employees and job seekers who are looking for support in the workplace.
Neurodivergent individuals who want to discover resources and support in advocating for their needs at work can join us on November 28th at 1 pm GMT for Accessing the Right Support: A Neurodivergent Employees' Guide
1:1 Career Clinic
An opportunity to get 1:1 advice with a member of the SIC team. Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund
SIC’s Career Clinic
A monthly safe space for disabled and/or chronically ill people struggling with career progression or issues in their current workplace.
SIC's Disability Think Tank
Be a part of the UKs leading online Think Tank for disability, accessibility and inclusion in the workplace! This space is curated for:
Disabled people
People with Chronic Illnesses
People with Mental Health Illnesses
Colleagues, employers, and managers
Allies
Policy makers
Educators
We welcome you to attend our ‘Disability Think Tank’, taking place via Zoom on 31st October, 12PM-1PM.
Our topic for this event is: What is a reasonable adjustment?
We’ll explore this through:
Guided discussions in breakout rooms
Sharing insights, knowledge and lived experience
Creating action points to take away and put into practice as individuals and organisations
Our ticket prices are:
Free- Low income
£3- Job Seekers
£8- General Admission
£12- Employers and HR Professionals (We recommend this tier for business professionals and employers to enable us to fund the work we do at SIC, to read more about our mission, click here.)
Click here to go to the Eventbrite page and get your ticket!
This event is currently available for sponsorship! If your company is interested in marketing directly to our community and showing that your organisation takes action on disability and inclusion, please get in touch with us by emailing partnerships@sicofficial.co.uk.
We hope to see you there!
Embedding diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace- Good Business Charter
An event run by The Good Business Charter. Join us for a panel discussion on embedding diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace. Rachael Mole, SIC’s CEO is speaking on this panel. Hear from D&I professionals, organisations leading the way, and people with lived experience.
There will also be the opportunity to ask questions, gain practical strategies and get advice on how to bring about positive and lasting change.
The D&I panel is free for all employees of GBC-accredited organisations and their guests.
For free guest tickets use the code GBCGUEST.
SIC’s Career Clinic
A monthly safe space for disabled and/or chronically ill people struggling with career progression or issues in their current workplace.
Access and Inclusion Clinics
Looking for advice from SIC’s team of experts? No question is considered too small.
SIC’s Career Clinic
A monthly safe space for disabled and/or chronically ill people struggling with career progression or issues in their current workplace.
Access and Inclusion Clinics
For Business Leaders looking for a safe space to ask for advice around Access and Inclusion on a 1:1 basis.
SIC’s Career Clinic
A monthly safe space for disabled and/or chronically ill people struggling with career progression or issues in their current workplace.
SIC's Disability Think Tank
Be a part of the UKs leading online Think Tank for disability, accessibility and inclusion in the workplace! This space is curated for:
Disabled people
People with Chronic Illnesses
People with Mental Health Illnesses
Colleagues, employers, and managers
Allies
Policy makers
Educators
We welcome you to attend our ‘Disability Think Tank’, taking place via Zoom on 25th April, 12PM-1PM.
Our topic for this event is:
‘How to authentically include disabled voices in the workplace‘
How do you consider the needs of your disabled employees? How do you respond to disabled voices? How do you accommodate for disabled voices to speak up? What's the best way to listen to disabled employees?We’ll explore this through:
Guided discussions in breakout rooms
Sharing insights, knowledge and lived experience
Creating action points to take away and put into practice as individuals and organisations
Our ticket prices are:
Free- Low income
£3- Job Seekers
£8- General Admission
£12- Employers and HR Professionals (We recommend this tier for business professionals and employers to enable us to fund the work we do at SIC, to read more about our mission, click here.)
Click here to go to the Eventbrite page and get your ticket!
This event is currently available for sponsorship! If your company is interested in marketing directly to our community and showing that your organisation takes action on disability and inclusion, please get in touch with us by emailing partnerships@sicofficial.co.uk.
We hope to see you there!
SIC’s Career Clinic
A monthly safe space for disabled and/or chronically ill people struggling with career progression or issues in their current workplace.
What Disability Pride Month Means To Us- Panel Event
What Disability Pride Means To Us
Monday 4th July, 1 pm - 2.30 pm. Online, zoom.
Join SIC as we celebrate disabled voices this Disability Pride Month.
Join Rachael Mole from SIC and a panel of disabled experts who will each share their own stories of disability in the workplace. Understand what reasonable adjustments look like, how to be an employer that truly considers disability within their Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion strategies, and how to celebrate disabled voices in your business, in your marketing, and in your customer base.
With 19% of the world's population having a disability, it's time to celebrate 1 in 5 people.
The discussion will be followed by a Q&A session.
This event will be hosted on ZOOM and closed captioning will be available.
Have an event accessibility query? Please email us prior to the event via
communities@sicofficial.co.uk
SPEAKERS:
Hosted by Rachael Mole, founder of SIC and an inclusive workplace culture expert. Rachael's LinkedIn
Victoria Jenkins: Multi Award Winning Founder & CEO of Unhidden, adaptive/ universally designed fashion brand. TedX Speaker. Victoria’s LinkedIn
Virginia Ossana: Communications and Programs Advisor for Women Enabled International. Human and disability rights advocate. Virginia’s LinkedIn
Lydia Wilkins: Freelance journalist and copywriter covering disability and corruption. Host of The Disabled Debrief Podcast With Conscious Being Magazine: Lydia’s LinkedIn
Our ticket prices are:
Free- Low Income
£3- Job Seekers
£8- General Admission
£12- Employers and HR Professionals (We recommend this tier for business professionals and employers to enable us to fund the work we do at SIC, to read more about our mission, click here.)
This event is currently available for sponsorship! If your company is interested in marketing directly to our community and showing that your organisation takes action on disability and inclusion, please get in touch with us by emailing partnerships@sicofficial.co.uk.
SIC’s Career Clinic
A monthly safe space for disabled and/or chronically ill people struggling with career progression or issues in their current workplace.
Forum for Leaders of Inclusive Cultures - Disability Inclusion
Join the Forum for Leaders of Inclusive Cultures for a session on 'Disability Inclusion'.
About this event
Disabled people are 28.6 percentage points less likely to be in employment than non-disabled people. But Scope and the Social Market Foundation have estimated that even halving this disability employment gap would boost UK output by around £50 billion a year.
Disability inclusive employment would not only improve disabled people’s job opportunities and increase job satisfaction but it would also benefit the economy and support post-pandemic recovery by providing employers with the widest possible talent pool and addressing skills shortage.
Join us for this free event where our panel will discuss their work and how organisations can build truly diverse and inclusive cultures for disabled staff.
Agenda
Welcome and introduction to session by Kulbir Shergill (Director of Social Inclusion, University of Warwick).
Overview of Pearn Kandola research on disability declarations, mental health, and how to support reasonable adjustments by Jonathan Taylor (Managing Psychologist, Pearn Kandola).
Panel discussion chaired by Binna Kandola (Senior Partner and co-founder, Pearn Kandola).
Concluding remarks.
Panel
Jonathan Taylor (Managing Psychologist, Pearn Kandola).
Rachael Mole (Founder and Managing Director, SIC).
Jenny Wheeler (Accessibility Officer, University of Warwick).
SIC’s Career Clinic
A monthly safe space for disabled and/or chronically ill people struggling with career progression or issues in their current workplace.
SIC's Disability Think Tank
Be a part of the UKs leading online Think Tank for disability, accessibility and inclusion in the workplace! This space is curated for:
Disabled people
People with Chronic Illnesses
People with Mental Health Illnesses
Colleagues, employers, and managers
Allies
Policy makers
Educators
We welcome you to attend our ‘Disability Think Tank’, taking place via Zoom on 25th April, 12PM-1PM.
Our topic for this event is:
‘What makes inclusive work culture?'
What do disabled people look for in a company before they accept a job offer? What keeps us in work, not just working but thriving? In this Think Tank, we will discuss the work culture that disabled people need from businesses, and how businesses can begin to change their cultures towards inclusive and accessible practices.
We’ll explore this through:
Guided discussions in breakout rooms
Sharing insights, knowledge and lived experience
Creating action points to take away and put into practice as individuals and organisations
Our ticket prices are:
Free- Low income
£3- Job Seekers
£8- General Admission
£12- Employers and HR Professionals (We recommend this tier for business professionals and employers to enable us to fund the work we do at SIC, to read more about our mission, click here.)
This event is currently available for sponsorship! If your company is interested in marketing directly to our community and showing that your organisation takes action on disability and inclusion, please get in touch with us by emailing partnerships@sicofficial.co.uk.
We hope to see you there!
SIC’s Career Clinic
Are you a professional who works around their chronic illness or disability? Is your chronic illness or disability holding you back from your dream career or that promotion you’ve been craving? Does discussing your condition at work seem impossible? Are you nervous about opening up with your colleagues and superiors?
Our monthly ‘Career Clinic’ is here to answer all of your workplace questions! Join us on Monday 11th April, and chat with our team of professionals available to the workplace, careers, and what SIC can offer you. You’ll also have the opportunity to network with peers and discover a community of disabled and chronically ill professionals here in the UK. Any and all disabled/chronically ill people are welcome to attend!
This event will be hosted by both SIC’s Rachael Mole, Founder and Director, and Emily Wood, Community Coordinator.
To allow attendees to get the most out of this event, tickets will be limited to 15 attendees. Tickets are FREE, and are available via eventbrite - click here to book your ticket!
If you’re a business leader who would be interested in sponsoring one of our events in future, then please contact partnerships@sicofficial.com
SIC’s Career Clinic
Are you a professional who works around their chronic illness or disability? Is your chronic illness or disability holding you back from your dream career or that promotion you’ve been craving? Does discussing your condition at work seem impossible? Are you nervous about opening up with your colleagues and superiors?
Our monthly ‘Career Clinic’ is here to answer all of your workplace questions! Join us on Monday 28th March, and chat with our team of professionals available to the workplace, careers, and what SIC can offer you. You’ll also have the opportunity to network with peers and discover a community of disabled and chronically ill professionals here in the UK. Any and all disabled/chronically ill people are welcome to attend!
This event will be hosted by both Alice Hargreaves, SIC’s COO, and Emily Wood, Community Coordinator.
To allow attendees to get the most out of this event, tickets will be limited to 15 attendees. Tickets are FREE, and are available via eventbrite - click here to book your ticket!
If you’re a business leader who would be interested in sponsoring one of our events in future, then please contact partnerships@sicofficial.com
SIC's Disability Think Tank
Be a part of the UK’s leading online monthly Think Tank for disability, accessibility and inclusion in the workplace!
We welcome you to attend our ‘Disability Think Tank’, taking place via Zoom on 24th January, 12PM-1PM.
Our topic for this event is: ‘Challenging Companies to Create Change'
We’ll explore this through:
Guided discussions in breakout rooms
Sharing insights, knowledge and lived experience
Creating action points to take away and put into practice as individuals and organisations
All attendees will receive a FREE research summary, full of contemporary, leading research on disability and the workplace from sources and organisations across the UK, all in one document for your ease of reference and written in a way that is accessible for all levels of understanding.
Discussions within the disabled community should be accessible for all— this is why we have the option to attend this event free of charge. However, any contribution made through supporting our paid ticket tiers would be massively appreciated.
Our ticket prices are:
Free
£3
£8
£12 (We recommend this tier for business professionals and employers to enable us to fund the work we do at SIC, to read more about our mission, click here.)
To see our ticket prices in more detail, click here for our Eventbrite page.
This event is currently available for sponsorship! If your company is interested in marketing directly to our community and showing that your organisation takes action on disability and inclusion, please get in touch with us by emailing partnerships@sicofficial.co.uk.
We hope to see you there!
SIC’s Career Clinic
Are you a professional who works around their chronic illness or disability? Is your chronic illness or disability holding you back from your dream career or that promotion you’ve been craving? Does discussing your condition at work seem impossible? Are you nervous about opening up with your colleagues and superiors?
Our monthly ‘Career Clinic’ is returning in November to answer all of your workplace questions! Join us on Monday 15th, 12pm-1pm, and chat with our team of professionals available to the workplace, careers, and what SIC can offer you. You’ll also have the opportunity to network with peers and discover a community of disabled and chronically ill professionals here in the UK. Any and all disabled/chronically ill people are welcome to attend!
This event will be hosted by both SIC’s Rachael Mole, Founder and Director, and Emily Wood, Community Coordinator.
To allow attendees to get the most out of this event, tickets will be limited to 15 attendees. Tickets are FREE, and are available via eventbrite - click here to book your ticket!
If you’re a business leader who would be interested in sponsoring one of our events in future, then please contact partnerships@sicofficial.com
International Human Rights Day
Friday, 10th December is International Human Rights day. This day is celebrated annually, as the date which commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by United Nations General Assembly in 1948.
A quote from the United Nations’ Website:
‘This year’s Human Rights Day theme relates to 'Equality' and Article 1 of the UDHR – “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”
The principles of equality and non-discrimination are at the heart of human rights. Equality is aligned with the 2030 Agenda and with the UN approach set out in the document Shared Framework on Leaving No One Behind: Equality and Non-Discrimination at the Heart of Sustainable Development. This includes addressing and finding solutions for deep-rooted forms of discrimination that have affected the most vulnerable people in societies, including women and girls, indigenous peoples, people of African descent, LGBTI people, migrants and people with disabilities, among others.’
Useful Links
International Volunteers Day
Sunday, 5th December is International Volunteers Day! This awareness day is designed to celebrate the impact of volunteers for charitable organisations across the world. Here’s a quote from the UN’s Website:
‘This year's IVD campaign thanks volunteers worldwide and also sheds light on the difficulties and needs of volunteers during the pandemic. Showing the impact of volunteers in their communities during this crisis, we will reach to all corners of the globe with the message "Together We Can Through Volunteering."‘
Useful Links
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The 3rd of December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities! This annual occasion celebrates the disabled community, and strives to make meaningful change to eliminate barriers to disabled people worldwide. Here’s a quote from their website:
‘The 2021 theme is ‘Fighting for rights in the post-COVID era’. This year, we are celebrating the challenges, barriers and opportunities for people who live with disabilities, in the context of a global pandemic.’
Useful Links
SIC's Disability Think Tank
Be a part of the UK’s leading online monthly Think Tank for disability, accessibility and inclusion in the workplace!
We welcome you to attend our ‘Disability Think Tank’, taking place via Zoom on 22nd November, 12PM-1PM.
Our topic for this event is: ‘Can you say ‘Disabled’? Language and empowerment in the workplace.’
We’ll explore this through:
Guided discussions in breakout rooms
Sharing insights, knowledge and lived experience
Creating action points to take away and put into practice as individuals and organisations
All attendees will receive a FREE research summary, full of contemporary, leading research on disability and the workplace from sources and organisations across the UK, all in one document for your ease of reference and written in a way that is accessible for all levels of understanding.
Discussions within the disabled community should be accessible for all— this is why we have the option to attend this event free of charge. However, any contribution made through supporting our paid ticket tiers would be massively appreciated.
Our ticket prices are:
Free
£3
£8
£12 (We recommend this tier for business professionals and employers to enable us to fund the work we do at SIC, to read more about our mission, click here.)
To see our ticket prices in more detail, click here for our Eventbrite page.
This event is currently available for sponsorship! If your company is interested in marketing directly to our community and showing that your organisation takes action on disability and inclusion, please get in touch with us by emailing partnerships@sicofficial.co.uk.
We hope to see you there!
UK Disability History Month
UK Disability History Month 2021 is from 18th November till 18th December!
This year, the two themes are:
👉Hidden Impairments
👉Sex and Relationships
You might ask: What do these themes have in common when applied to disability history?
Both of these topics are riddled with harmful stereotypes when it comes to the disabled/chronically ill communities. They can make people's lives far more difficult, and can be a barrier to inclusion across several fields - the workplace included.
What small changes can people make if they want to be more inclusive to those with hidden impairments?
The UK Disability History Month Website has lots of in-depth information about these topics, and why they're spotlighted this month.
Useful Links
SIC’s Career Clinic
Are you a professional who works around their chronic illness or disability? Is your chronic illness or disability holding you back from your dream career or that promotion you’ve been craving? Does discussing your condition at work seem impossible? Are you nervous about opening up with your colleagues and superiors?
Our monthly ‘Career Clinic’ is returning in November to answer all of your workplace questions! Join us on Monday 15th, 12pm-1pm, and chat with our team of professionals available to the workplace, careers, and what SIC can offer you. You’ll also have the opportunity to network with peers and discover a community of disabled and chronically ill professionals here in the UK. Any and all disabled/chronically ill people are welcome to attend!
This event will be hosted by both SIC’s Alice Hargreaves, Partnership Manager, and Emily Wood, Community Coordinator.
To allow attendees to get the most out of this event, tickets will be limited to 15 attendees. Tickets are FREE, and are available via eventbrite - click here to book your ticket!
If you’re a business leader who would be interested in sponsoring one of our events in future, then please contact partnerships@sicofficial.com
International Stress Awareness Week
International Stress Awareness Week has developed as a major annual event focusing on stress management and campaigning against the stigma associated with stress and mental health issues. The International Stress Management Association is a leading charity for workplace and personal stress management, wellbeing and performance.
Stress management is vital to your wellbeing and health - what do you do to manage your stress efficiently?
Useful Links
SIC's Disability Think Tank
Be a part of the UKs first online monthly Think Tank for disability, accessibility and inclusion in the workplace!
We welcome you to attend our first ever ‘Disability Think Tank’, taking place via Zoom on 26th October, 12PM-1PM.
Our topic for this event is: ‘How to Encourage Meaningful Conversations’.
We’ll explore this through:
Guided discussions in breakout rooms
Sharing insights, knowledge and lived experience
Creating action points to take away and put into practice as individuals and organisations
All attendees will receive a FREE research summary, full of contemporary, leading research on disability and the workplace from sources and organisations across the UK, all in one document for your ease of reference and written in a way that is accessible for all levels of understanding.
Discussions within the disabled community should be accessible for all— this is why we have the option to attend this event free of charge. However, any contribution made through supporting our paid ticket tiers would be massively appreciated.
Our ticket prices are:
Free
£3
£8
£12 (We recommend this tier for business professionals and employers to enable us to fund the work we do at SIC, to read more about our mission, click here.)
To see our ticket prices in more detail, click here for our Eventbrite page.
This event is currently available for sponsorship! If your company is interested in marketing directly to our community and showing that your organisation takes action on disability and inclusion, please get in touch with us by emailing partnerships@sicofficial.co.uk.
We hope to see you there!
SIC Career Clinic
Are you a professional who works around their chronic illness or disability? Is your chronic illness or disability holding you back from your dream career or that promotion you’ve been craving? Does discussing your condition at work seem impossible? Are you nervous about opening up with your colleagues and superiors?
Our monthly ‘Career Clinic’ is returning in October to answer all of your workplace questions! Join us on Monday 18th, 12pm-1pm, and chat with our team of professionals available to ansabout the workplace, careers, and what SIC can offer you. You’ll also have the opportunity to network with peers and discover a community of disabled and chronically ill professionals here in the UK. Any and all disabled/chronically ill people are welcome to attend!
This event will be hosted by both SIC’s Rachael Mole, Founder and Managing Director, and Emily Wood, Community Coordinator.
To allow attendees to get the most out of this event, tickets will be limited to 15 attendees. Tickets are FREE, and are available via eventbrite - click here to book your ticket!
If you’re a business leader who would be interested in sponsoring one of our events in future, then please contact partnerships@sicofficial.com