Rachael Mole

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Rachael Mole

Fellow’s Profile

Rachael Mole

Building inclusive work-cultures for disabled employees to drive innovation

Fellowship

Themes

Focus

Building inclusive work cultures for disabled employees to drive innovation

Countries

Fellowship year

2023

Locality

Yorkshire and The Humber

Biography

I am an accessibility and inclusion consultant focusing on the disabled and neurodiverse employee workplace experience. My Fellowship addresses the disability employment gap and how inaccessible the workplace is for disabled people in the UK.

I look forward to studying how countries that also adopt the social model of disability are equipping government and businesses to support disabled employees and what influence different policies have had, as well as their effectiveness and reception by the disabled community. This is a topic I am passionate about. I have been disabled since the age of 12 and throughout my life I have faced barriers to accessing education and the workplace.

I hope to bring back actionable ideas and tested strategies that the UK Government and businesses operating in the UK can implement. I also hope to move the conversation about disability employment into one that doesn't blame the disabled person for a perceived inability, ultimately supporting more disabled and neurodiverse people into the workplace.

Activity

editorial

Building a culture of belonging through workplace accessibility

My experience of being fired after requesting a reasonable adjustment showed me just how much of a problem workplace accessibility truly is. Inspired by this, I undertook a Churchill Fellowship to explore best practices in inclusion, engaging with global leaders to embed these principles and create trusting environments for disabled employees.

By Rachael Mole, 2024

Disclaimer

All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.

Activity

editorial

Building a culture of belonging through workplace accessibility

My experience of being fired after requesting a reasonable adjustment showed me just how much of a problem workplace accessibility truly is. Inspired by this, I undertook a Churchill Fellowship to explore best practices in inclusion, engaging with global leaders to embed these principles and create trusting environments for disabled employees.

By Rachael Mole, 2024

Disclaimer

All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.

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