UK Disability History Month 2025 (20 Nov–20 Dec) focuses on the theme “Disability, Life and Death.” It explores how society values disabled lives, challenges barriers, and promotes inclusion. Events across the UK highlight history, rights, and lived experiences, encouraging reflection and action for equality.
Attached is a poster to share with colleagues (printed or via email). ALSO find attached a MFT Disability History Month MS Teams background, to show your support.
Please see below for the events arranged to support this month.
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Wednesday – 3rd December – DAN/N-gage MFT Winter Conference
Core Tech Facility – ORC Campus (MFT Staff)
The theme for this year is “Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future”
Dr Shirley Woods-Gallagher will present on the Greater Manchester neuroinclusive code of practice and share her experiences as a senior manager. Adrian Bird from The Growth Company will discuss adapting recruitment for disability and neuroinclusion, the benefits of diversity, belonging, and legal considerations.
🗓 Date: Wednesday 3rd December 2025
🕒 Time: 9.00am – 4.00pm
📍 Location: In – Person – If you would like to attend, email equality@mft.nhs.uk
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Employment in the NHS for Staff with a Disability
Panel Discussion
As part of Disability History Month at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team will be hosting a panel event via webinar entitled “Employment in the NHS for Staff with a Disability.”
NHS staff members who have both professional experience in the NHS and personal experience living with a disability will participate in this panel event.
The panel members will be:
Jeffery Dennis – Trust Health & Safety Department Administrator/ Deputy Chair – Diverse Abilities Staff Network – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Laura Marks – Workforce Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor – Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Kelly O’Brien – Health Improvement Practitioner Specialist (SEND) /Chair – Diverse Abilities Staff Network – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Emma Wright – Divisional Clinical Governance Manager / Divisional Clinical Governance Manager – Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
🗓 Date: Thursday 11th December 2025
🕒 Time: 2.00pm to 3.30pm
📍 Location: Microsoft Teams – CLICK HERE to register
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Tourettes Action – Webinar
Workplace Training: Supporting Neurodiversity – Tourette Syndrome Awareness
Session is designed to equip employers, managers, and colleagues with the knowledge and tools to better understand Tourette syndrome (TS) and foster an inclusive, neurodiverse workplace environment.
🗓 Date: Monday 15th December 2025
🕒 Time: 10.00am – 12.00noon
📍 Location: Microsoft Teams – CLICK HERE to register
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The Diverse Abilities staff Network (DAN) are pleased to invite you to a Listening Event about Non-visible Disabilities, where your insights and experiences will help shape future improvements across our workplace.
This interactive, informal session is a safe space to share your thoughts, lived experience, and contribute ideas. You can also share feedback via Mentimeter during the session, so you have the option to share openly and anonymously.
🗓 Date: 18th December 2025
🕒 Time: 1pm – 2pm
📍 Location: Microsoft Teams – Register here.
Trust Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Team
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Room 322, 3rd Floor, Cobbett House
Oxford Road
Manchester, M13 9WL
Email – equality@mft.nhs.uk
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