September always brings a sense of renewal.
After the summer holidays, children return to school, teams reconnect, calendars quickly fill with meetings, projects move back into full swing, and organisations begin planning for the final quarter of the year. It is the perfect time to reset priorities, embrace fresh ideas, and build momentum for the months ahead.
At Good Access, we believe there is no better moment to put accessibility back at the top of the agenda.
The decisions organisations make during this busy season will shape the experiences of employees, customers, and communities for months and years to come. Whether you are reviewing workplace policies, developing new digital products, planning marketing campaigns, or strengthening your organisational culture, accessibility should never be an afterthought. It should be built in from the very beginning.
That’s why we have prepared our Good Access Calendar for September 2026, bringing together a series of practical events designed to help organisations create more accessible workplaces, services, communications, and customer experiences.
This month includes five LinkedIn Live sessions, an in-person accessibility seminar in Reigate, and several Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training open sessions across the UK.
Whether you are just beginning your accessibility journey or looking to accelerate existing initiatives, these events provide practical knowledge, expert insights, and real-world strategies that can help your organisation become more inclusive while strengthening business performance.
Accessibility is no longer simply about compliance. It is about innovation, competitive advantage, attracting talent, improving customer experiences, and creating organisations where everyone can thrive.
We hope this month’s calendar inspires more organisations to take the next step towards accessibility and inclusion. We look forward to seeing companies, leaders, and professionals from every sector joining the conversation and turning accessibility into meaningful action.
Good Access Explained returns this September
Accessibility doesn’t need to be complicated.
That’s the philosophy behind Good Access Explained, our free weekly LinkedIn Live series designed to help organisations understand accessibility through practical business examples rather than technical jargon.
Every Tuesday at 10:00 am BST, we will explore one topic that organisations frequently struggle with, sharing practical advice, real examples, and straightforward actions that can immediately improve accessibility.
Whether you work in HR, marketing, communications, leadership, digital, customer experience, or operations, these sessions are designed to help you make accessibility part of everyday business.
Join us throughout September at 10:00 am BST on LinkedIn:
- 1st of September: Why Your Accessibility Policy Isn’t Changing Anything. Register here for this LinkedIn Live event on the 1st of September.
- 8th of September — Why Most Business Presentations Exclude People Before the Second Slide. Register here for this LinkedIn Live event on the 8th of September.
- 15th of September — Why Your Brand Colours Might Be Costing You Customers. Register here for this LinkedIn Live event on the 15th of September.
- 22nd of September — Why Accessibility Programmes Fail in the Real World (And Where They Succeed). Register here for this LinkedIn Live event on the 22nd of September.
- 29th of September — The European Accessibility Act: Risk, Revenue and Competitive Advantage. Register here for this LinkedIn Live event on the 29th of September.
Each session is free to attend and streamed live on LinkedIn, making it easy for professionals across every industry to join the conversation.
We hope you will register for as many sessions as possible, as we would love to see you there!
In-person event at Reigate on Wednesday, 30th of September: The rise of inclusive companies
Did you know that…?
- Disabled people represent £446 billion a year in spending power in the UK alone. Of course, the global impact is even greater!
- 62% of employees would reject a job offer from an organisation that isn’t inclusive.
- Companies that prioritise accessibility are 25% more productive and twice as profitable
- Over half of UK consumers say a brand’s inclusion efforts influence their purchase decisions
- UK retailers lose up to £17 billion a year by failing to meet the needs of shoppers with disabilities.
In this 2-hour session, Heike J. Knip, CEO of Good Access, will talk about this and will present how organisations can make their workplace more accessible for everyone.
Rather than viewing accessibility as a compliance exercise, attendees will discover how accessible workplaces improve productivity, innovation, employee engagement, recruitment, customer loyalty, and long-term business growth.
When? On Wednesday 30th of September 2026 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM BST
Where? At the Reigate Community Centre, High Street, Reigate RH2 9AE. The centre is behind Reigate Methodist Church, which was built between two older buildings, so it doesn’t have a street number, but the nearest is 53 High Street
Register your interest here to join this in-person event
Who should attend?
The conversations taking place across our June events are designed specifically to help leaders, HR teams, DEI professionals, marketers, digital teams, and decision-makers understand what accessibility looks like in practice, how to implement meaningful changes, and how to build organisations that are both inclusive and commercially resilient.
Accessibility is not a trend. It is a long-term business priority, a growth opportunity, and a reflection of the kind of organisations we want to build for the future.
The disabled market is waiting for your organisation to serve them. The question is: are you ready to serve that market or prefer to wait and continue losing money every month?
In-person Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training – Open sessions
In all these three sessions we will talk about the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism and why it is essential for social care & health professionals to provide safe, compassionate, and informed care. The schedule is as follows:
- Learning Disability from 9:00 am to 12:30 PM BST
- Autism from 1:30 to 5:00 pm BST
Join us for any of these in-person OMMT open sessions in:
- Guildford on Friday 25th of September 2026 at The Guildford Institute (Ward Street, Guildford GU1 4LH, UK)
Register here for the OMMT open session in Guildford.
- Redhill on Wednesday 30th of September 2026 at Good Access Redhill office (60 Station Rd, Redhill RH1 1PE. Door is opposite of Connells Estate Agent).
Register here for the OMMT open session in Redhill.
Making accessibility part of business as usual
As organisations settle back into their routines after the summer, September offers the perfect opportunity to take a fresh look at how accessibility is embedded across your workplace.
The strongest organisations don’t treat accessibility as a one-off initiative or an annual compliance exercise. They make it part of everyday decision-making: from recruitment and internal communications to product design, customer service, digital experiences, leadership, and strategy.
Every accessible presentation delivered, every inclusive recruitment process introduced, every policy reviewed, and every employee empowered contributes to a stronger, more resilient organisation.
We hope this month’s events inspire you to take that next step.
Whether you join us online or in person, we are looking forward to helping even more organisations create workplaces, services, and experiences that work for everyone.
Because accessibility isn’t just good practice. It’s good business.
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