Political mapping consultancy with Telescope
Well Adapt did some political mapping work with Telescope. We went through Labour’s manifesto to map out their promises vs what they actually did once they got into power. Who Is Telescope? Telescope is an organisation that connects people with different perspectives (such as key workers, policymakers, charity workers, and service users) to government decision […]
SIC Educational Materials Accessibility consultancy
Well Adapt did some consultancy work with SIC, where we helped them assess the accessibility of the educational materials in their online courses. Who Is SIC? SIC is a social enterprise dedicated to closing the disability employment gap in the UK. What Did Well Adapt Do? We helped SIC run a consultation with disabled and […]
Mass Lobby Against Disability Benefit Cuts – Overview
What was the purpose of the Mass Lobby? The Mass Lobby Against Disability Benefit Cuts took place on 21st May 2025. The organisers sought to halt the proposed cuts to benefits for disabled people, namely Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit (UC). The cuts would have pushed over 350,000 disabled people into poverty and […]
Disabled Joy
Disabled Joy is a long running project on exploring the joys and pleasures in disability. Born out of a solo-artist commission from the Raze Collective, the project has since developed beyond artist Georgia Bondy’s studio, and taken many forms. However, the core questions remain the same: what is disabled joy and how do we get […]
DPO Forum
Well Adapt currently provides the secretariat for the Disabled People’s Organisations (DPO) Forum England. The DPO Forum is a the collective voice of Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations in England, all run by and for Disabled people. The purpose of the Forum is to provide DPOs in England with an opportunity for collaborative work, peer support […]
COVID Inquiry
Well Adapt is contracted by Disability Rights UK (DR UK) to support Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) as a core participants on the Covid-19 Inquiry. Well Adapt helps to guide Bhatt Murphy, the legal team representing the DPOs, on how to talk about disability when giving evidence during the Inquiry. This is based on the social […]
Fireside Tour on Disabled Joy
In 2024, Well Adapt toured around the UK to answer the question: What is disabled joy and how do we get more of it? Well Adapt founder Georgia Bondy met up with entrepreneur Nikki Adebiyi, co-founder of Quiplash Amelia Lander-Cavallo, artist Christopher Samuel, dancer Little Peaches, and Paralympian Carly Tait in a series of captivating fireside chats on […]
Collective Imagination Afternoon on Disabled Joy
Collective Imagination Afternoon on Disabled Joy was an online half-day event that took place on 2nd March 2024. It was a collaborative collective imagination event prompted by a series of talks by disabled speakers which culminated in a group imagining of how we can cultivate disabled joy. Collective Imagination is a method of group ideation and […]
Pole Dance on Disabled Joy
Disabled Joy was brought to the Pole the Other One Podcast Launch party in the form of an experimental pole dance. The event took place on 12th March 2024 at Signature Brew, Haggerston E8. Performer George Lou Bon explored disabled joy through music and poetry re-composed for dance while experimenting with playful and gentle ways […]
Pole Dance on Disabled Joy Transcript
Hey, look, I know you were a bit confused the other day when I said that I’m happier now as a disabled person than I ever was when I was relatively not disabled. And I get why. I know to a lot of people disability is kind of like the worst thing that could happen […]