This page shows a selection of what Well Adapt does, but is not a comprehensive list. Feel free to contact us with any questions or queries about working with us.
Work By Timeframe
Current Projects
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 more of it? Right now, we are developing a Disabled Joy Podcast based on previous events in the series so watch this space. Until then, feel free to explore previous Disabled Joy events below. Previous Events
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 and sharing, collective representation, influencing, and campaigning for Disabled people’s rights across England. The DPO Forum is a principal point of engagement and representation with DPOs for the government and other national external stakeholders. The secretariat is funded by Disability Rights UK.
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 model of disability, which views disability as being caused by societal barriers rather than impairments or conditions. The aim is to represent a wide range of disabled people’s experiences during the pandemic. We engage with disabled people & collect their stories to ensure they’re being represented accurately in the Inquiry. We also put together recommendations for policy change to prevent harm to disabled people in the next pandemic. DPOs recommendations are presented to the government during the Inquiry, and each organisation continues to lobby for improvements to the system that will support disabled people. To
PREVIOUS PROJECTS
Embryo Research Legislation
Well Adapt worked with various organisations on behalf of Nuffield Council on Bioethics and UKRI Sciencewise, on public consultations about the 14 day embryo research rule and whether it should change. UKRI Sciencewise organised a citizens summit to find out the public’s opinions on the subject, and it was intended to represent the demographic makeup of the UK. The summit involved 100 people from across the UK, but since it wasn’t accessible to everyone we helped to run some separate consultations for Disabled people. What Is The 14 Day Embryo Research Rule? The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFE) Act, also known as the 14 day rule, states that once an egg is fertilised, it becomes an embryo and from that moment researchers are allowed to do biomedical research on it for 14 days before they are legally required to destroy it. Why Did The Consultation Happen? UKRI Sciencewise were looking into
Labour manifesto mapping – promises vs actions
Well Adapt completed some political mapping work with a social enterprise who connect policymakers with frontline workers. We went through Labour’s manifesto to map out their promises around health and social care vs what they actually did once they got into power. What Was The Purpose Of The Research? We completed this political desk research because when the new Labour government came into power, the social enterprise didn’t know what the priorities of that government were going to be. They wanted to prepare for Labour’s policies to continue their work on engaging with key workers. What Did Well Adapt Do? Well Adapt went through the entirety of Labour’s 2024 manifesto, with a particular focus on health and social care, to identify the key things that the organisation we worked with were interested in. We then mapped out what Labour had said in their manifesto about that area, what they’d actually
Education Accessibility Assessment
Well Adapt completed an accessibility assessment for a disabled people’s organisation dedicated to closing the disability employment gap in the UK. We helped them assess the accessibility of the educational materials in their online courses. What Did Well Adapt Do? We ran a consultation with disabled and neurodivergent people on whether the organisation’s online learning system was actually working for them. This included 1 to 1 interviews, user testing, and focus groups. Then we wrote a report on how Disabled and neurodivergent people were feeling about the online learning offering. This allowed the organisation to ensure their resources were accessible to Disabled users. Common web accessibility challenges include poor contrast between text and the background, lack of screen reader compatibility, lack of captions for audio and video, missing alt text and image descriptions, and support for keyboard only navigation. Taking these into consideration ensures that everyone can access online materials.Â
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 prevented them from finding and maintaining work, the complete opposite effect to the government’s plan to get more disabled people into employment. Who organised the Mass Lobby? It was organised by Well Adapt, Coalition Against Benefit Cuts, Disabled People Against Cuts, Disability Rights UK, Inclusion London, SIC and our co-sponsors Richard Burgon MP and Neil Duncan Jordan MP. What is a Mass Lobby? A mass lobby is where a group arranges a large number of meetings between constituents and MPs for the same time. This was an opportunity to push MPs to vote against these
Work By Category
Talks & Workshops
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 disabled joy. This tour was part of a series of events and projects exploring the concept of disabled joy and the many ways it is experienced. These talks brought discussions of disabled joy around the country and engaged with Disabled people in different cities. London: Nikki Adebiyi The first event was ‘On Disabled Joy with Nikki Adebiyi’ on 16th October. The event included a talk with Nikki & Georgia, followed by a Community Meet & Mingle. It was held at Brixton House in London. Nikki Adebiyi is a dedicated advocate for mental health and social justice, fuelled by
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 problem solving to create collaborative ideas, with the aim of improving society and building a better future. Event Schedule & Sessions: 13:00 – 13:55 – Alice Hargreaves: Founder of SIC 14:10 – 15:05 – Heidi Mavir: Author of Your Child is not Broken 15:20 – 16:15 – Georgia Bondy: Founder of Well Adapt. A screening of the artwork that inspired the event and Georgia’s reflections on what disabled joy meant to them in the past and what it means now. Each speaker session included a 30-45 minute talk followed by a 10-15 minute Q&A. There
Consultancy
Embryo Research Legislation
Well Adapt worked with various organisations on behalf of Nuffield Council on Bioethics and UKRI Sciencewise, on public consultations about the 14 day embryo research rule and whether it should change. UKRI Sciencewise organised a citizens summit to find out the public’s opinions on the subject, and it was intended to represent the demographic makeup of the UK. The summit involved 100 people from across the UK, but since it wasn’t accessible to everyone we helped to run some separate consultations for Disabled people. What Is The 14 Day Embryo Research Rule? The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFE) Act, also known as the 14 day rule, states that once an egg is fertilised, it becomes an embryo and from that moment researchers are allowed to do biomedical research on it for 14 days before they are legally required to destroy it. Why Did The Consultation Happen? UKRI Sciencewise were looking into
Labour manifesto mapping – promises vs actions
Well Adapt completed some political mapping work with a social enterprise who connect policymakers with frontline workers. We went through Labour’s manifesto to map out their promises around health and social care vs what they actually did once they got into power. What Was The Purpose Of The Research? We completed this political desk research because when the new Labour government came into power, the social enterprise didn’t know what the priorities of that government were going to be. They wanted to prepare for Labour’s policies to continue their work on engaging with key workers. What Did Well Adapt Do? Well Adapt went through the entirety of Labour’s 2024 manifesto, with a particular focus on health and social care, to identify the key things that the organisation we worked with were interested in. We then mapped out what Labour had said in their manifesto about that area, what they’d actually
Education Accessibility Assessment
Well Adapt completed an accessibility assessment for a disabled people’s organisation dedicated to closing the disability employment gap in the UK. We helped them assess the accessibility of the educational materials in their online courses. What Did Well Adapt Do? We ran a consultation with disabled and neurodivergent people on whether the organisation’s online learning system was actually working for them. This included 1 to 1 interviews, user testing, and focus groups. Then we wrote a report on how Disabled and neurodivergent people were feeling about the online learning offering. This allowed the organisation to ensure their resources were accessible to Disabled users. Common web accessibility challenges include poor contrast between text and the background, lack of screen reader compatibility, lack of captions for audio and video, missing alt text and image descriptions, and support for keyboard only navigation. Taking these into consideration ensures that everyone can access online materials.Â
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 model of disability, which views disability as being caused by societal barriers rather than impairments or conditions. The aim is to represent a wide range of disabled people’s experiences during the pandemic. We engage with disabled people & collect their stories to ensure they’re being represented accurately in the Inquiry. We also put together recommendations for policy change to prevent harm to disabled people in the next pandemic. DPOs recommendations are presented to the government during the Inquiry, and each organisation continues to lobby for improvements to the system that will support disabled people. To
Arts & Culture
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 of moving. The performance is available to watch on YouTube (see below). To view a transcript of the audio used in the performance, please click here. https://youtu.be/SbTPmEJXiXo
Art Film on Disabled Joy
Our work on Disabled Joy began in a 2021 artist commission from the Raze Collective for our founder to explore the concept of Disabled Joy. The work culminated in a piece of art film and music which was celebrated as a finalist in the 2021 Sony Talent League, and would go on to inspire further work on the subject. The Sony Talent League was created by Sony and THU, and you can find out more about it on THU’s official website. It began with this definition of Disabled Joy: “Joy that comes from being disabled, not in spite of it”. To view a transcript of the film and music, please click here.
Advocacy
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 prevented them from finding and maintaining work, the complete opposite effect to the government’s plan to get more disabled people into employment. Who organised the Mass Lobby? It was organised by Well Adapt, Coalition Against Benefit Cuts, Disabled People Against Cuts, Disability Rights UK, Inclusion London, SIC and our co-sponsors Richard Burgon MP and Neil Duncan Jordan MP. What is a Mass Lobby? A mass lobby is where a group arranges a large number of meetings between constituents and MPs for the same time. This was an opportunity to push MPs to vote against these
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 model of disability, which views disability as being caused by societal barriers rather than impairments or conditions. The aim is to represent a wide range of disabled people’s experiences during the pandemic. We engage with disabled people & collect their stories to ensure they’re being represented accurately in the Inquiry. We also put together recommendations for policy change to prevent harm to disabled people in the next pandemic. DPOs recommendations are presented to the government during the Inquiry, and each organisation continues to lobby for improvements to the system that will support disabled people. To