Improvement, development and leadership

Leading Inclusion Workshop

Supporting your organisation, network and place to become more inclusive for disabled people 

Disabled people are almost twice as likely to be inactive as non-disabled people. To change this, organisations need to lead the way, shaping practices, policies, and cultures that make sport and activity genuinely inclusive. 

Activity Alliance’s Leading Inclusion Workshop helps organisations and networks strengthen how they engage disabled people by building confidence, skills, and an inclusive culture at every level. 

What is the Leading Inclusion Workshop?  

A one-day, expert-led workshop designed to help organisations: 

• Review current practice using insights from a pre-workshop questionnaire, gathering perceptions across your organisation, place, or network. 
• Identify strengths, gaps, and opportunities for disability inclusion. 
• Develop a focused, actionable plan for improvement. 
• Build the confidence and skills needed to embed inclusive approaches. 
• Access real-life examples and practical resources to support change. 

The workshop explores five key pillars of disability inclusion. You can work across all five or concentrate on specific areas most relevant to your organisation. 

The Five Pillars 

1. Leadership 

Explore how your organisation demonstrates leadership in disability inclusion - through advocacy, representation, clear messaging, co-production, effective use of resources, measuring progress, and influencing others to drive systemic change. 

2. Culture 

Consider how you create and maintain an inclusive culture - through positive action, inclusive behaviours, safe and welcoming environments, active listening to disabled people’s lived experience, and empowering everyone to contribute to inclusion. 

3. Communication 

Examine how inclusive communication is embedded - through authentic representation, accessible formats and language, challenging stereotypes, and using feedback from disabled people to refine your approach. 

4. Disabled People’s Experience 

Understand how your organisation learns from disabled people’s experiences - by identifying barriers and enablers, ensuring services are accessible and co-produced, and building on what works to lead inclusion. 

5. People 

Assess how you support disabled people within your workforce - through understanding demographics, removing barriers, ensuring accessible working environments, and strengthening recruitment, training, and development for inclusive practice. 

Two Ways to Take Part 

1. One-Day Leading Inclusion Workshop (Latest format) 

• Includes a pre-workshop questionnaire to gather organisational perceptions and data. 
• Covers the five pillars at a practical, action-focused level. 
• Supports teams to identify priorities and create a realistic action plan. 
• Ideal for organisations wanting a structured, insight-driven starting point with clear next steps. 

2. Single Pillar Workshop 

A simple, focused introduction to disability inclusion. 

• Choose one pillar: Leadership, Culture, Communication, Disabled People’s Experience, or People. 
• Use a pre-workshop questionnaire to identify strengths, gaps, and opportunities. 
• Ideal for organisations beginning their inclusion journey or needing targeted support. 

Get started

Take the next step toward making your organisation more inclusive:

• Complete the Expression of Interest form.
• Email: partnerships@activityalliance.org.uk 
• Call: 0808 175 6991