Building Inclusive Communities with Includability in 2025
Recent findings reveal a stark reality: nearly 22% of students are diagnosed with neurodiversity, while over 28% experience symptoms of neurodivergence (Student Beans survey). With autism diagnosis wait times averaging 300 days, the Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector has a vital opportunity—and responsibility—to create inclusive, supportive communities where all students can thrive. At DiSRUPT and Includability, we believe this challenge is also a chance to lead.
Building Inclusive Communities with Includability
Through our joint collaboration with PBSA leaders, including clients like CRM Students, Project Student and IQ Student Accommodation, we’re developing impactful solutions tailored to the unique needs of neurodiverse students. Leveraging expertise in inclusion, mental health, and accessibility, we’re helping PBSA providers adopt practical strategies that deliver real change.
Here’s how we’re addressing key challenges:
- Simplifying Communication: By partnering with experts, we help PBSA teams create engaging, accessible resources, ensuring students receive clear and effective information.
- Reducing Noise Impact: Maintenance noise can disrupt neurodiverse students. Includability connects PBSA providers with mindfulness strategies to help manage these challenges.
- Inclusive Events: Sensory-friendly training ensures PBSA teams host diverse and accessible events for all students.
- Staff Training and Awareness: Mental Health First Aider training and neurodiversity workshops empower staff to confidently support neurodiverse residents.
Partnering with DiSRUPT to Build Inclusive Teams
Creating inclusive PBSA communities extends beyond students—it starts with the teams supporting them. At DiSRUPT, we specialise in recruiting diverse, talented professionals in the property, real estate, PBSA, and Build to Rent (BTR) sectors.
Our collaboration with Includability ensures PBSA providers have access to recruitment processes that reduce bias, promote inclusion, and build high-performing, values-driven teams. Together with CRM Students, we’ve seen how a focus on talent can transform operations, enabling teams to better serve neurodiverse residents.
Transforming the Sector with Certification
Includability’s new Certification for Property, PBSA, and BTR sectors goes beyond a verification badge. This is a roadmap for continuous improvement, empowering providers to adapt, innovate, and make lasting change. Re-verified every two years, this certification ensures providers continue to meet the evolving needs of all residents from accessibility to mental health and wellbeing.
The Bigger Picture: Driving Global Impact
Through initiatives like Rewardability, every step PBSA providers take with Includability contributes to global change, funding impactful projects through B1G1. This partnership ensures every action delivers benefits both locally and globally.
A Shared Vision for Inclusion
At DiSRUPT, we know that building inclusive communities is about more than compliance—it’s about fostering connection, empowering high performance teams, and creating opportunities. By working together with Includability, CRM Students, and other partners, we’re driving change in the PBSA and property sectors.
Want to make a difference? Contact us at hello@includability.co.uk or reach out to the team at DiSRUPT to learn how we’re building inclusive communities and empowering the next generation of leaders.
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