Online support for disabled academics and professionals.
We built the Support Hub to be there for you, to provide practical help to manage the busy, stressful workloads of disabled academics and professionals. Consistent support not dependent on the availability of one person, but still with the human support of a small group of trained TWIP coaches who facilitate the small-group support sessions, and host 60 hours of body-doubling, with breakout rooms for chatting on a break, co-working with friends and colleagues, or for ad hoc 1:1 support from the hosting coach. Support Hub Membership also provides access to our growing library of resources, information, and tools. From guidance on simple, practical reasonable adjustments to ask for, to example Stress Risk Assessments for neurodivergent academics, and from chronic illness pacing and fatigue management resources, to disability rights campaigning toolkits.
TWIP Support Hub Membership £125+ VAT per week
Price is pro-rata for part-time workers.
Most potential members are likely to be eligible for Access to Work funding to pay for membership.
Discounts available for those in the waiting list for Access to Work support and for self-funding professionals.
SPECIAL LAUNCH OFFER
We’ll match any Support Worker hourly rate on an active AtW award*
Pay only for the first hour of every day for unlimited access!
Full-time work membership for 5 hrs a week.
Part-time work membership for 2.5 hrs a week.
We know a lot of disabled academics, entrepreneurs, and professionals have seen their support from Access to Work cut drastically recently, so we have developed the TWIP Support Hub based on our collective 100,000+ hours experience supporting d/Deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent people in work. TWIP Support Hub can’t fully replace the specialist 1:1 support from a disability practitioner, but we can help bridge the gap left by funding cuts and long waiting times, maybe reduce the level of 1:1 support you need.
*Support Worker must be funded for executive function / communication support tasks, requires written confirmation of active (not expired or lapsed) Access to Work award stating hourly rate, total hours remaining unclaimed on the award, and be accompanied by the Record of Tasks completed at application / renewal stage. Minimum membership fee is 5 days per week for full-time workers, pro-rata for part-time workers, both providing unlimited access to the Support Hub. For example – if you have an award of 10 hours per week at £20 incl. VAT per hour and are in full-time work, membership would be 5 x £20 hourly rate, incl. VAT. If you work 50% full-time equivalent, membership would be 2.5 x £20.
Online Body-doubling
- 7.30am -7.30pm weekday online body doubling
- BBB room, no Teams or Zoom issues
- Silent sessions with 50:10 mins visible pomodoro signs
- Break-out rooms for chatting & co-working
- Facilitated by a TWIP Coach
- Drop-in and out as you need
Executive Function Support
- Small drop-in group sessions facilitated by TWIP coaches
- Monday Planning & Prioritisation groups to tame the To Do list
- Friday Switch Off groups to destress & enjoythe weekend
- Eat The Frog sessions to tackle those monster tasks first thing
- Imposs-Simple Task groups to tackle inertia & avoidance
Group Coaching
- Themed drop-in small group coaching, led by TWIP specialist coach
- Time & Task Management
- Strategies for navigating the ableist workplace
- Career development
- Communication challenges
- Developing strengths-based goals
Advice & Support
- Disability benefits advice & application support
- Self-employment advice & support
- Access to Work & RAST advice & support
- NT Translation Service (WTF Does That Mean?)
- External Specialists on a range of topics
Other Paid Services
- These are the most popular additional paid for services, that may be covered by unused or as hoc Access to Work funding, or funded directly by the employer:
- Initial workload audit & workflow planning to prepare for effective for 1:1 Job Aide support or Support Hub subscription
- Event / Travel / Project Planning & Management
- Grant Application Support (research & social enterprise)
- Research Assistant / Academic Editing
- Assistive software advice and training