Disability is not a fixed experience.
It changes with context.
Specialist coaching and training for disabled professionals,
business owners and organisations.
Helping you move from uncertainty to clarity,
make better decisions, and act with greater confidence.
Disability can be many things.
Positive: a source of insight, creativity, and innovation.
Neutral: simply a part of life without relevance in a particular setting or situation.
Negative: when barriers, attitudes, or rigid systems make participation harder than it needs to be.
More often than not, it is a combination, shaped by the people involved, their relationships, the setting and the circumstances.
Inclusion rarely fails because people don’t care. It fails because the systems around disability are often built without clarity.
We help disabled people, and the people around them, ask one question:
What is the disability force at play here?
That question sits at the heart of The Disability Force Framework, created by our founder, Michelle Scicluna. It helps everyone involved see the forces at play, without treating anyone as “the problem”.
We believe in the talent and resourcefulness of disabled people, and that everyone has a role to play in making inclusion work.
Whoever you are, and wherever you are starting from, we meet you there first and without judgement. Then, we help you find solutions and design strategies for ways of working that enable everyone to succeed at work and in business.
Disability is more common than many people realise.
Health challenges are a natural part of the human experience, for many of us they are short-term hurdles, but for others they can mean long-term conditions to manage alongside work.
1 in 6 people worldwide has a significant disability, around 1.3 billion people. It’s the largest minority group in the world, and the only one anyone can join at any time.
1 in 4 working-age adults in the UK has a disability or long-term health condition.
80% of disabilities are acquired during working age, so they can become part of any career, leadership, or entrepreneurial journey at any time.
1 in 2 people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, and over a third of cases are diagnosed when people are of working age.
Why the giraffes, you ask?
The common symbol for disability is often the wheelchair, which doesn’t reflect most disabled people. Around 80% of disabilities are non-visible, meaning you can’t see them just by looking at someone.
Every giraffe’s coat is unique, just as a human fingerprint is.
A group of giraffes standing still is called a tower, and when they move together, it’s called a journey.
That’s our team too. Every member has lived experience of disability, personally or as a parent, and every one of us is a highly trained coach. You’ll meet the team as you go. First, let’s talk about you.
First, let’s talk about you!
Choose the path that best describes you:
For organisations
You already have disability-related realities inside your organisation, whether you know it or not. We help you turn good intentions into everyday practice.
For your career
Whether disability is new to you or something you’ve always known, we help you make clearer decisions about your work, and act on them with confidence.
For your business
Building a business, or employing others, with disability part of the picture brings its own decisions. We help you make them with clarity and confidence.