🌍 What does it take to move beyond compliance and create workplaces where every employee feels supported and included? In this powerful conversation, Emma Brown—founder of Whimble—sits down with Sydney Elaine Butler, founder of Accessible Creates, HR/DEIA consultant, and disability employment coach. Together they explore how organizations can shift from simply meeting legal requirements to building cultures of genuine belonging. Sydney’s journey into accessibility started at a young age, shaped by lived experience and a passion for helping others. Today, through Accessible Creates, they partner with organizations to reimagine HR practices, recruit and retain diverse talent, and design workplaces where employees don’t just survive—they thrive.

✨ Topics covered:

• Beyond compliance: Why checking boxes isn’t enough for true inclusion.

• Employee voices: How listening deeply—both to what’s said and unsaid—uncovers hidden gaps.

• HR with empathy: Why inclusive leadership is about culture, not just policies.

• Breaking silos: How knowledge-sharing across teams builds more equitable organizations.

• The future of work: What proactive inclusion looks like in practice.

👤 Guest: Sydney Elaine Butler Sydney is the founder of Accessible Creates and a neurodiversity & disability employment coach. They specialize in HR, DEIA, and accessibility training, helping organizations integrate intersectional, human-centered practices into recruitment, retention, and workplace culture.

🧡 Host: Emma Brown Emma is the founder of Whimble and a systems thinker building more accessible communities through tech and care innovation.

💬 What does true inclusion mean in your workplace? Drop your thoughts in the comments, and don’t forget to follow for more conversations on accessibility, employment, and culture change.