Closing the disability employment gap.

Our mission is to provide a circular solution that makes sure everyone wins.

The SIC Mission: Train disabled & neurodiverse people so they're job ready. Connect trained disabled & neurodiverse people with employers. Train employers on how to be accessible & inclusive. Create inclusive work cultures for disabled people.

We exist to connect the dots between talent-short organisations and talented disabled professionals.

SIC is breaking down the barriers that view employing disabled people as an act of charity. We are proving that not only are disabled people one of the biggest untapped sources of talent in the UK economy, but that for organisations, shifting to an inclusive work culture means access and breaking down barriers for everyone.

It’s time that D&I includes Disability.

Providing valuable solutions

Everything we do to serve the disabled community will always be free. As a social enterprise, we fund all the support we offer through grants and through the consulting and workshops we do.

Our goal is to increase the support we offer year on year. Currently, we provide a range of free events, free e-learning, a monthly newsletter, and our online magazine to our community.

When we do hire, we hire from this community.

Businesses who decide to work with us are supporting the UK’s social economy and boosting the support we can offer disabled professionals. Eventually, our goal is to sustain our operations through the paid work we do with businesses and commercial organisations.

Thank you for making a difference to our community and for supporting the SIC mission.

Did you know that although over 90% of companies claim that they prioritise diversity, only 4% consider disability in their initiatives?

At SIC, we want to ensure that disability is part of business strategies, and there are so many reasons why. Here are just a few:

  • Nearly one in four of the working-age population are classed as disabled, and the people reporting long-term health conditions continues to rise

  • The disability employment rate is currently 53.6%

  • The disability unemployment rate is 7.1%, compared to 3.5% for non-disabled people

  • The total spending power of families with at least one disabled person is estimated at £274 billion a year

  • Diverse teams are 87% better at making decisions

  • Diverse management teams lead to 19% higher revenue.

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Not sure where to start?

We’ve created the SIC accessibility score so that you can assess where your organisation is and how to get you to where you’d like to be.