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UK-based social enterprise that works to close the disability employment gap Supporting employers with training, workshops, and consulting www.sicofficial.co.uk Supporting our community🧑‍🎓 Learning Hub 📰 Magazine 🤝 Events. www.siclearninghub.co.uk

Alt text: Text reads: “Mass Lobby Against Disability Benefit Cuts. Show solidarity by liking, commenting, sharing & saving this post!” Image description: Bright red graphic with large, all-caps text urging users to engage on social media. Visual tone is energetic and action-driven. Final slide in the series.
Alt text: Text reads: “We’re expecting most people to Green Card MPs. We’re encouraging everyone to write an email to their MP. Most people will not get a response before next Wednesday. Therefore, we will be Green Carding our MPs on the day — and that includes the team working on this lobby. So fill in the attendance form and the request for travel support as soon as possible.” Image description: Plain red background with white and yellow text. Structured like a message or announcement with short paragraphs. No icons or images — only campaign text and details.
Text reads: “Mass Lobby Against Disability Benefit Cuts. We’re a week away from the Mass Lobby at Westminster. Travel funding available. #MassLobbyAgainstDisabilityCuts” Image description: Red background with bold white and yellow text. Campaign branding “Mass Lobby Against Disability Benefit Cuts” appears at the top. Large centred text announces we are one week away from the Westminster lobby. No imagery, just text.
Red background with numbered instructions in white and yellow text. Describes the step-by-step process for visiting Parliament to formally request a meeting with your MP using a Green Card. Text reads: “Green Card your MP. If you still haven’t had a response, you can Green Card your MP by visiting Parliament and formally requesting a meeting. Enter via Cromwell Green entrance (allow 30 mins for security). Go to the information desk in the Central Lobby and fill in a Green Card. Hand it in and staff will check if your MP is present. If not, your MP will be notified and will write to you. If yes, wait to meet your MP.”
Bold text on red background with yellow accents. Central headline: “What to do if your MP hasn’t replied?” Campaign branding for “Mass Lobby Against Disability Benefit Cuts.” Hashtags and funding note included. Text reads: “Mass Lobby Against Disability Benefit Cuts. What to do if your MP hasn’t replied? Travel funding available. #MassLobbyAgainstDisabilityCuts”
Bold visual of main logo. urging users to “Like, Comment, Share & Save” to show solidarity. Designed to end the carousel with high engagement. Text reads: “Mass Lobby Against Disability Benefit Cuts. Show solidarity by liking, commenting, sharing & saving this post!”
Accessibility-focused slide with safety guidance. Text-only design with pale red background. Mentions interpreters, masks, sanitiser, and communication needs. Text reads: “COVID & Viral Safety & Accessibility On the day there will be 2 BSL interpreters, a typist, and volunteers from the organisations involved. If you can wear a mask, please do so, especially indoors or in crowded areas. Hand sanitiser & masks will be available. If you need interpretation support as others will be masking, please let us know in advance via masslobby@well-adapt.com. Those that require lip-reading, please make yourselves known when you arrive. Anyone unwell or experiencing symptoms of Covid-19, flu, or colds is asked not to attend. More at the link or email below.”
Lists ways allies can get involved. Gratitude message to supporters. Text reads: “I’m an ally, what can I do? Allies — we need you too! Allies are welcome to support in any way they feel comfortable. You can: – Join the mass lobby – Write to your MP – Share our content on social media – Support a disabled person to join the mass lobby Thank you for supporting the disabled community.”
Text-heavy slide explaining how people can still participate if they can’t attend in person. Emphasis on flexibility and sharing. Text reads: “What if I cannot attend in person? If you can’t travel, you can still join! You can meet with your MP at another time (not on the 21st), online or in person at a drop-in clinic. We’ve got template emails you can use to request a meeting. If you’re meeting your MP at another time, let us know via our form or by dropping us an email. This helps us reach as many MPs as possible. You can also help by sharing, commenting, or interacting with this post.”
Step-by-step layout in list form. Instructions are clearly numbered. Pale red background with key stats highlighted in red. Funding and access info included. Text reads: "How Can I join the Mass Lobby? You won’t be doing this alone! We have a step-by-step, templates & guides in our link. On the day we also have stewards & communication support to help you. To Join: Email & follow up your MP to ask for a meeting between 1pm - 4pm, 21st May at Westminster Hall. When the meeting is booked, let us know you’re coming through our form. On the 21st arrive at Westminster from 12, where stewards & communication support will be available. We will provide you with a briefing of the proposals and some key messages. Live outside London? You can apply for travel or accommodation funding by DPAC.”
Stat-focused slide with urgent language. Bolded figures (350,000, 800,000) emphasise the scale of poverty and benefit loss risk. Pale red background with high-contrast text. Text reads: “Why is this Mass Lobby Against Disability Benefit Cuts so important? These reforms are predicted to cause 350,000 people, including 50,000 children, to fall into poverty. 800,000 people are facing losing their PIP, and removing Limited Capacity for Work or Work Related Activity will leave disabled people at risk of facing sanctions. We need your MP to vote against these cuts! We need Deaf & Disabled people to gather with their MPs on the 21st at Westminster to stop this happening.”
Consistent pale red, yellow and black branding. Large white and yellow text explaining what a mass lobby is and urging people to join to oppose benefit cuts. Text reads: “Deaf/Disabled people & allies needed for Mass Lobby in Westminster 21st May. What is a Mass Lobby? A Mass Lobby happens when a group arranges a large number of meetings between constituents & MPs at the same time & place. Together we can lobby MPs to vote against disability benefit cuts & show our strength in numbers by taking up visible space at Westminster. Travel funding available.”
Pale red background with bold red and black text. At the top is a logo of sorts which is an orange circle with a yellow scribble across and bold text that says “Mass Lobby Against Disability Benefit Cuts.” Subtext calls for Deaf/Disabled people and allies to unite and meet MPs at Westminster on 21 May 2025. Logos for supporting organisations Crips Against Cutsm Disabled People Against Cuts, Inclusion London, Disability Rights UK, SIC, Well Adapt, and Coalition Against Benefit Cuts are at the bottom. Text reads: “Mass Lobby Against Disability Benefit Cuts. Deaf/Disabled people & allies unite! Meet & lobby your MP together at Westminster, 21st May 2025. Travel funding available. #MassLobbyAgainstDisabilityCuts”
The final slide has a picture of a blue book on a yellow background - the book cover reads 'Atypical Love'. Underneath it says @mixmatchedcic.
The third slide has a picture of Georgie, a white woman wearing a black shirt, holding a stim toy of a squid. Underneath this reads @X3Dmakes.
The third slide has an image of a yellow book against a grey chair. The book is 'How to do life with a chronic illness' by Pippa Stacey. Underneath the image reads @lifeofpippa.
The second slide has an image of a light blue gift box filled with a mug and various hot drink packets, and has @bearhugsgifts written underneath it
The first slide has a white heart shape that says 'Feeling Love-SIC? Celebrate Valentine's Day (and Galentine's Day) by sharing the love with gifts from disabled owned businesses' with a blue hand indicating you should swipe to the right.
Shows a black person in a wheelchair using a laptop. The bottom half of the graphic has a white background and says 'Awareness workshops, two-hour, interactive workshops exploring disability and/or neurodivergence in the workplace'. A yellow bubble says 'Can be funded via Access to Work'
A graphic with white and yellow squiggles on a blue background. An orange box reads 'Making Jobseeking Work for You', and a box under it reads 'An article for SIC by Libby Baxter-Williams'. A picture shows a white woman with brown hair in plaits and wearing a yellow shirt use a tablet.
A graphic with blue and yellow squiggles on a white background. A yellow box reads 'Understanding the Models of Disability', and a white box under it reads 'An article for SIC by Libby Baxter-Williams'. A picture shows a woman with blonde hair in a wheelchair, wearing headphones and on a laptop.
The first slide reads '4 DEI ‘trends’ to watch in 2025', and has an image to the left. The image is of white woman in a wheelchair - she is coming down a ramp, and is wearing yellow trousers, a white top, and a light blue denim jacket.
#ImageID A graphic which has a yellow background and a blue square of text. The first slide reads 'D&D and Accessibility, Festive Edition,1 week to go!, TICKET LINK IN DESCRIPTION, Thursday 19th December 2024, 2:30PM - 4:30PM'. A picture of Emily, a blonde white woman wearing black, is in the bottom left.
❔ How do I ask my manager to let me attend? Often, organisations have budgets put aside for professional development and EDI. This is, first and foremost, a workshop about Disability and Neurodivergence, Access and Inclusion, and understanding the strengths of a disabled team. Tickets are also accessibly priced - link in bio!
❔ What if I don’t know how to play D&D? This session is completely beginner friendly - we use a simplified version of the rules so that anyone can pick it up and play on the day. Emily has taught over 300 people how to play in her professional D&D career! If you have any concerns or anxiety ahead of the session, you can contact Emily at hello@sicofficial.co.uk
❔ What will I learn about Access and Inclusion? Roleplay is used in therapy and counselling with neurodivergent people to ‘rehearse’ scenarios and promote critical thinking, empathy, and self-efficacy. This session teaches what it’s like to be in the shoes of a disabled person, or what your strengths are as a disabled person!
❔ What is a D&D Accessibility Workshop? An interactive twist on a workshop that teaches you about access and inclusion. Learn about the benefits of roleplay for disabled and neurodivergent people, step into the shoes of those people with a unique character, and roleplay in a scenario with the other participants as a team.
'D&D and Accessibility, Festive Edition, Less than 1 MONTH to go - what can you expect?, Swipe for some FAQs!, TICKET LINK IN BIO Thursday 19th December 2024, 2:30PM - 4:30PM'. A picture of Emily, a blonde white woman wearing black, is in the bottom left.
A photo taken inside Covent Garden market. There is a doomed ceiling with loads of huge gold bells with red bells and baubles decorating the ceiling.
A graphic that has a yellow background and various colourful silhouettes of people with brushstrokes between them. It says 'Empower, Include, Celebrate', and has the SIC logo in the bottom right.
'Disability History Month with SIC, 14th November - 20th December 2024, Disability Livelihood and Employment'.
A photo of Marissa Bode - she is a biracial woman with curly hair pulled back into a ponytail and a grey button-down jacket over a white shirt. She is very beautiful and sits on a film set in a wheelchair.
A graphic with a yellow background which says 'Disability History Month with SIC, 14th November - 20th December 2024, Disability Livelihood and Employment, Roleplay workshops, LEGO Serious Play, Expert webinars, Lived experience facilitation, Find out more via hello@sicofficial.co.uk'
A graphic with a yellow background. A blue text box and orange circle have a snow effect on them, and they read 'D&D and Accessibility, Unlocking Access and Inclusion through Roleplay, Creative Thinking, and Improvisation, Festive Edition, This workshop will have all the learnings of our classic offering with a merry twist, Ideal for disabled, neurodivergent, and chronically ill professionals who want to better understand their workplace strengths, TICKET LINK IN BIO, Thursday 19th December 2024, 2:30PM - 4:30PM.' The SIC logo is in the bottom centre. A picture of Emily, a blonde white woman in a black top, is in the bottom left. She has a christmas hat edited onto her.
A yellow graphic with a white text box which says ‘Disability Livelihood and Employment. Ideal for anyone looking to learn more and upskill this Disability History Month. December 4th 2024, 12 - 1.30 PM.’ In the top right hand corner it says ‘FREE EVENT’. In the bottom right hand corner there is an image of Alice - Alice is a white woman in a blue blazer with a dark blue stripy top underneath. She has short blonde hair and is smiling.
A dark room with a speaker at the front stood in front of a podium. The bright slide says social economy awards
A square white block with the faces of 5 people in individual circles. Alice Hargreaves, Dom Shaw, Beatka Wojciak, Chad Boulton, and Cari Watterton. The title shown is "accessible careers in video games" with the time and date of Wedneday 20th November, 5 - 6pm GMT