Welcome to the Social Capital Club
A safe and hosted social space for ordinary conversation, and for being human together!
The Social Capital Club exists as a replacement for the everyday social conversations many disabled people miss out on, those water-cooler chats, pub conversations, and informal moments where relationships are built simply by spending time together.
Workplaces and community groups offer these experiences, those everyday interactions are where trust, familiarity, and belonging can form. Due to access barriers, energy limits, remote working, or the pressure to perform or explain disabled people can feel like they cannot participate or to the same depth. Social Capital Club acknowledges that reality and creates a space for social connection without expectation.
Why this matters
Disabled people are disproportionately excluded from informal social spaces where relationships quietly form. Social Capital Club recognises that social connection is not a luxury, it is part of how people sustain themselves, feel seen, and participate in society.
By keeping this space light, free, and intentionally non-productive, Social Capital Club removes barriers to participation and creates room for belonging without performance.
Conversations can be about anything, the kind you might have with people at work, at a party, at a family gather. Things like pop culture; what you’ve been watching (no spoilers, just passion). A love of gaming (traditional or electronic). Sport you play or sport you love to watch (go team!) Current affairs, news, or research (let’s keep it kind though please!) Holidays you’ve taken or hope to take (ready to go!) Family life, friendship, pets (those closest to our hearts). Any shared interests and passing curiosities can be shared and developed.
If connections form, they do so naturally and can then be transferred privately. The Social Capital Club is not here to create outcomes to be managed, just facilitate the opportunities for more human connection.
Social Capital Club is designed to stay human, flexible, and sustainable.
Sessions are held monthly and alternate between a daytime and evening time-slot to recognise different energy patterns, care responsibilities, and of course access needs. There is no ongoing online community and no pressure to attend regularly. You come when it suits you.
Monthly hosted sessions:
Free to attend
Not an online community you have to keep up with.
People can join in, listen quietly, break off into special interest rooms.
If connections form, they do so naturally and privately, not as outcomes to be managed.
Social Capital Club is a hosted social space run through The Disability Force. It is not therapy, coaching, peer support, or a moderated community. You will be joining as an adult (18+) and are responsible for your own participation, boundaries, and wellbeing.
Club Terms:
Social Capital Club is a free, hosted social space adults to meet for human connection, run through The Disability Force.
It is not therapy, coaching, peer support, or a moderated community. Attendees retain the responsibility for their own participation, boundaries, and wellbeing.
This space is an informal, social gathering, it is not designed to provide advice, support, intervention, or professional guidance.
Respect for Others
Participants are expected to:
Speak respectfully
Avoid harassment, discrimination, or disruptive behaviour
Refrain from pitching, promoting services, or turning the space into a formal work style discussion
Host Responsibilities
The host provides the container for the session but is not responsible for managing individual behaviour, mediating disputes, or providing emotional support.
Behaviour that undermines the ethos of the space, including harassment, repeated boundary violations, or disruptive conduct, may result in removal from the session and withdrawal of future invitations
Join Us
Please fill out the form linked below to be on the mailing list for our monthly events. Your details will only be used to send Social Capital Club invitations and will not be shared.