Breaking Barriers in the Events Industry.
An unacceptable 93% of disabled delegates face barriers when attending events, with many forced to miss out on experiences entirely.
From inaccessible venues and vague access information to sensory overload and exclusion by design, hundreds of thousands of potential attendees are prevented from taking part — not because they don’t want to, but because events weren’t built with them in mind.
We can support you to break down those barriers and create truly accessible events.
Events should be for everyone.
Events are powerful: they connect people, build communities, and shape culture. Yet when access isn’t prioritised from the start, entire communities get left behind.
That means:
Disabled, neurodivergent and chronically ill people can’t participate
Organisers miss out on engaged, loyal attendees
Events lose reach, impact and revenue
We exist to change that..
Don’t let access issues impact your guest list.
Events designed with inclusion in mind.
We work with your events team to understand where the barriers are and how to remove them with practical, audience-centred support.
SIC can support you with:
Identifying access barriers in events of all types
Creating inclusive event strategies that work for everyone
Workshops and consulting rooted in lived experience
Practical tools and resources to embed accessibility at every stage
We don’t do checklists — we help you make events that people can actually engage with.
Because accessible events must be more than just a checklist.
Proud members of Power Of Events.
SIC is committed to making the events industry more accessible for all.
That’s why we’re proud members of Power Of Events, a collective pushing for positive change across the sector.
Don’t just take our word for it…
“The inclusivity workshops with SIC are incredibly insightful and engaging. They helped us to build a picture of what inclusivity means to us as individuals and what it could look like across the company at Blue Elephant, as well as the projects which we support. We're motivated to make our business and events accessible to everyone and feel confident that SIC is the right partner to help us.”
Dan Orchard, Commercial Director, Blue Elephant
Get to know the SIC team
SIC’s events offering is led by Alice Hargreaves, SIC CEO, who brings a wealth of experience as a consultant on disability and neurodiversity in the workplace - as well as plenty of events experience from her time working in Marketing.
The second member of the events team is Dan O’Driscoll, SIC’s Director of Consulting. Dan is a qualified executive coach and an experienced facilitator, adept in delivering workshops and away days in-person and online. Dan also brings a creative, inclusive, and interactive element to his facilitation by using the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology.
Alice, Disability and Neurodivergence Lived Experience Expert
Dan, Director of Consulting for SIC
Read our latest articles…
If you’re curious about accessible events or just starting your journey, learn from those with lived-experience of disability and neurodivergence in our business magazine.
Unsure where to start?
We’d be happy to talk you through your options. Book a no-pressure, no obligation discovery call to discuss how our SIC experts can support your events strategy.
Whether you’re planning a festival, conference, networking event or something else entirely — we’ll help you make it accessible from the ground up.
