An IP Ability virtual coffee date
Coffee date for Carers’ Rights Day
Thursday 20 November 2025
12.00 – 1.00 pm, online
This year, Carers’ Rights Day was on Thursday 20 November and the theme was ‘Know your rights, use your rights.’ In this online coffee date, hosted by IP Ability, we signposted useful resources for carers, and also provided a social space for a wider discussion on how carers can look after themselves, as well as an opportunity to share any top tips.
IP Ability is the IP Inclusive community for disabled people, carers and their allies working within the IP professions. We aim to provide a supportive and informative network focusing on issues relating to disability, neurodiversity and health conditions of all kinds, be they mental or physical, visible or invisible, permanent or temporary, sudden onset or progressive.
You can watch a recording of the open session here. You can also find Vicki’s slides with useful sources of information on our resources page.
Who is it for?
Everyone who works in or with the UK’s IP sector is welcome. It doesn’t matter if you are a carer, or what type of organisation or department you work in, what role you play there or how senior you are, we’d love you to get involved!
Bring a guest!
At IP Inclusive we want to reach as many IP people as possible. Why not invite a guest to come to this event with you – someone in a different role or at a different career level, perhaps; an ally or potential ally; or a colleague who’s not yet involved with IP Inclusive? They’ll be most welcome!
Registration
This event was free. So are all our resources. That said, we do need money to keep the show on the road, so if you are able, please consider donating. For more information, visit the IP Inclusive fundraising page.
If you have any access requirements, please get in touch with us at [email protected] and we’ll do what we can to help.