Beyond barriers: building inclusive work cultures for disabled employees to drive innovation
By Rachael Mole, 2024
Fellow’s Profile
Fellow’s Profile
Building inclusive work-cultures for disabled employees to drive innovation
Building inclusive work cultures for disabled employees to drive innovation
2023
Yorkshire and The Humber
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.
Rachael Mole (CF 2023) has been appointed to the Department for Transport's Disabled People Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) and looks forward to amplifying the importance of a reliable and accessible transport network for disabled entrepreneurs.
By Rachael Mole, 2024
Rachael Mole (CF 2023) featured on the Excel Against the Odds podcast, where she explored her Churchill Fellowship research on building inclusive and accessible work cultures.
By Rachael Mole, 2024
Rachael Mole recently spoke at the Disabled Entrepreneurs Network, where she discussed her Churchill Fellowship experience and shared insights from her research report on how fostering inclusive and accessible work cultures can drive innovation.
By Rachael Mole, 2024
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
Rachael Mole has been appointed as a trustee of Sounddelivery Media, a charity dedicated to amplifying the voices of underrepresented communities and campaigns in the UK.
By Rachael Mole, 2024
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.
Rachael Mole (CF 2023) has been appointed to the Department for Transport's Disabled People Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) and looks forward to amplifying the importance of a reliable and accessible transport network for disabled entrepreneurs.
By Rachael Mole, 2024
Rachael Mole (CF 2023) featured on the Excel Against the Odds podcast, where she explored her Churchill Fellowship research on building inclusive and accessible work cultures.
By Rachael Mole, 2024
Rachael Mole recently spoke at the Disabled Entrepreneurs Network, where she discussed her Churchill Fellowship experience and shared insights from her research report on how fostering inclusive and accessible work cultures can drive innovation.
By Rachael Mole, 2024
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
Rachael Mole has been appointed as a trustee of Sounddelivery Media, a charity dedicated to amplifying the voices of underrepresented communities and campaigns in the UK.
By Rachael Mole, 2024
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.