UK Disability History Month · 19 Nov to 19 Dec 2026
Disability History Month talks for organisations
A talk that combines lived experience with practical, evidence-led guidance, and is honest about what changes things at work and what does not.
What the talk covers
Shaped around your audience, but a typical session includes:
- The 2026 theme, Disability, Politics and Democracy, and what it means inside an organisation
- Lived experience of disability and long-term illness at work, told with care
- The social model of disability, in plain terms and without jargon
- Why adjustments so often stall, and what actually speeds them up
- The everyday barriers that rarely appear in a policy but shape people's working lives
- Three questions your organisation can ask itself straight afterwards
What is included
Every booking includes the following as standard:
- A short planning conversation beforehand, so the talk fits your audience and your context
- The session itself, delivered online or in person
- Slides and any handouts used on the day
- A one-page takeaway so people leave with something practical
- Time for questions, and an option to gather anonymous questions in advance
- Accessibility considered throughout, including captions online and materials in advance on request
What your organisation gets from it
- A session that makes disability feel discussable rather than awkward
- Practical clarity on adjustments, which is where most organisations lose time and goodwill
- A clearer sense of where your own process is placing the cost on disabled staff
- One concrete change you can make in the following month
- A marker to disabled colleagues that this is taken seriously
Formats
Talks can be shaped to the time you have:
- A lunch-and-learn style session, the most popular format for awareness months
- A longer workshop, often paired with disability confidence and adjustments training
- A keynote for a conference, away day or all-staff event
- A panel appearance or fireside conversation
- Delivered online or in person, across the UK
Pricing depends on format and travel. Get in touch and I will give you a clear figure with no obligation.
Let's talk about your event.
Tell me your date, your audience and what you are hoping people take away. I will tell you honestly what would work, and whether I am the right person for it.