The Disabled Researchers Initiative
The initiative Well Adapt is committed to expanding who gets to produce knowledge about disability and health. We know that many talented disabled people, particularly those from Black, mixed heritage and other marginalised backgrounds, face structural barriers to entering research careers. These barriers often appear before PhD study, when people need support to: develop research ideas […]
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 […]
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 […]