The notebook
Articles on working with a hidden disability.
Peer-written guidance on disclosure, reasonable adjustments, masking and difficult conversations at work. Read in any order. Most are short. None assume your disability looks like anyone else's.
6 articles.
Workplace Rights
Claim Your £5,000 Assistive Tech Grant: Access to Work UK Guide
A tactical UK guide to claiming £5,000 or more in assistive technology, coaching and human support through the Access to Work grant, written for neurodivergent and disabled professionals.
· 12 min read
Workplace Rights
Support for Neurodivergent Professionals UK: Workplace Guide
A practical UK guide to support for neurodivergent professionals, covering Equality Act 2010 rights, reasonable adjustments, the Access to Work scheme and self advocacy at work.
· 9 min read
Workplace Rights
5 Things UK HR Won't Tell You About the Equality Act 2010
Discover the 5 things UK HR departments won't tell you about the Equality Act 2010. Learn your rights on reasonable adjustments, indirect discrimination, victimisation and ACAS.
· 11 min read
Wellbeing
The Quiet Cost of Masking a Disability at Work
An employee perspective on the hidden psychological, professional and physical toll of masking a disability at work, and how to start unmasking with practical self-advocacy in the UK.
· 10 min read
Disclosure
Disclosing a Disability at Work: A UK Guide
A practical, peer-written guide to disclosing a disability at work in the UK. Your rights under the Equality Act 2010, when to tell your manager, how to ask for reasonable adjustments, and what to do if it goes badly.
· 12 min read
Difficult Conversations
What to Do if Disability Disclosure Backfires UK
What to do if disability disclosure backfires in the UK: a peer's guide to your Equality Act 2010 rights, documenting discrimination, refused reasonable adjustments, ACAS early conciliation and protecting your wellbeing.
· 11 min read
