Education
Redesign education for equity. Teach inclusion that transforms.
Inclusion doesn’t belong in a footnote. It should shape the curriculum, culture and experience from day one.
Disabled by Society works with schools, colleges, universities and education providers to design Disability-inclusive, justice-led and anti-ableist learning environments.
From workshops to curriculum audits, educator training to student development programmes, we help the education sector embed real inclusion, not just policy compliance.
Areas We Can Help With:
Curriculum Reviews
We help you audit and redesign curricula through a Disability justice lens.
- Inclusive curriculum review and bias mapping.
- Language, representation and accessibility assessment.
- Integration of Disability history, culture and scholarship.
- Recommendations for inclusive pedagogy and delivery.
- Faculty engagement workshops.
Workshops & Education Delivery
We deliver engaging, accessible sessions for students, educators, and leadership teams, designed and led by Disabled facilitators.
- Introduction to Disability Justice.
- Understanding Ableism in Education.
- Intersectionality and Inclusive Practice.
- Designing for Access & Belonging.
- Allyship, Advocacy and Action.
- Workshops can be delivered, live (virtual or in-person). Or pre-recorded and Learning Management System compatible as multi-part learning series or stand-alone sessions.
Staff and Faculty Training
We equip educators, support teams and decision-makers with the tools and understanding to model true inclusion.
- Anti-ableism training for educators.
- Trauma-informed teaching practice.
- Inclusive communication and behaviour support.
- Navigating adjustments and accessibility proactively.
- Leadership accountability for inclusive learning environments.
Inclusive Policy & Process Development
We work with institutional leaders to ensure that policy aligns with practice, and supports real inclusion.
- Disability support and adjustments policy redesign.
- Inclusive teaching and assessment frameworks.
- Equitable complaint and grievance procedures.
- Co-creation of community standards or charters.
- Alignment with legal and global best practices.
Student Experience & Engagement
We centre student voice and lived experience to build more inclusive learning environments.
- Focus groups and feedback mechanisms.
- Student-led co-design panels.
- Disability-focused student leadership development.
- Inclusive extracurricular and placement planning.
- Peer-led education models.
Strategic Advisory & Institutional Change
We partner with your senior teams to embed Disability equity across all levels of education strategy.
- Institutional audits and diagnostics.
- Access and inclusion strategic planning.
- Change management and implementation support.
- Governance and board advisory for education institutions.
Why It Matters
Education is a powerful agent for change, but it can also be a source of systemic exclusion.
Disabled students, staff and researchers regularly experience ableism, inaccessibility, and marginalisation in spaces that claim to be inclusive.
Design inclusive student experiences that are accessible, equitable, and justice-led.
Embed Disability equity across curricula, policy, and pedagogy with lived expertise at the core.
Equip staff to lead change by addressing systemic ableism and fostering meaningful inclusion.
Our Approach
We don’t offer tick-box training or surface fixes. We offer structural change, grounded in justice.
We help you move from ‘access’ to belonging, and from theory to practice.
Disabled-led, intersectional and globally relevant.
Rooted in co-design, collaboration and care.
Designed to meet institutional scale and complexity.
Always trauma-informed, anti-oppressive and evidence-based.
Inclusion in education is not optional, it’s foundational. Let’s make your institution a space where all students can thrive.
Why Disabled by Society?
We’ve lived the exclusion education often avoids naming, and we’re here to change the narrative.
- Disabled-owned and Disabled-led.
- Experts in system change, not just service delivery.
- Trusted by leading universities and education networks.
- Lived experience meets policy expertise.
- Equity-first, always.
Who We Work With
We work globally across education systems, and always in collaboration with your internal teams, students, and stakeholders.
