Sue & Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA
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Joy of Changing Lives. I see possibility through innovation & opportunity for all Speaker, Founder #Leadership #EverybodyMatters #TransformFutures #Possibility
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What are your experiences or memories of living with someone with learning or intellectual disabilities?
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#possibility #Thinkingdifferently
For so much of Jen's life we've been faced with people assuming that she, or we, can't.
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#IntellectualDisability #Thinkingdifferently
The ripple effect of listening to an individual empowers and impacts far wider than we'll ever know. With Jim Jim Thomas
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#ChangingLives #Thinkingdifferently #SocialCareSystem
Itβs fair to say that a sense of wonderment pervaded the entire theatre with the audience awed by their collective experience.
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#ExpressYourself #EverybodyMatters #Thinkingdifferently
Changing lives one person at a time: lttr.ai/ASIKJ
#ChangingLives #Thinkingdifferently #SocialCareSystem
June 22nd 12.00 come and hear harp and fiddle playing a half hour set of Celtic tunes in the sunny gardens of First Light Festival
Do you know someone who is:
π§ Age 16+
π Living in #Lancashire
βΏ Has a Learning Disability and/or Autism
πΊπ©βπ¦Όπ Loves to dance?
π· If so, we may be able to offer them funded dance sessions.
Find out more & contact us now to get started: dancesyndrome.co.uk/lancashire-couβ¦
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We've learnt that it's possible to travel and experience new places, new people, new food and adventures when for so many years we were told it wasn't advised to take Jen out of a standard routine.
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#OpportunitiesExplored
Part 3 of my conversation with Jim Thomas where we explore systems, listening to the whole person and working to change the world one person at a time. Thanks Jim & Tracey-Jane Hughes for your time, thoughts and explorations youtu.be/6egEhLbVQpY #everybodymatters #socialcare
Why shouldnβt Jen, and people with learning disabilities have access to support and encouragement to lead a life of their choosing and do what brings them joy in their lives?
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#EverybodyMatters #Thinkingdifferently
Travel - Jen barely missed a beat just needing the knowledge of what to look for next, what to expect, how to navigate β ticket, passport, or debit card for the underground.
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How many people with learning disabilities experience a sense of self as we saw wholeheartedly in DanceSyndromeUK recent showcase?
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#ExpressYourself #EverybodyMatters #Thinkingdifferently
Speaking to @longhouseman recently, with his professional experience of leading and innovating within social care, it was fascinating how everything is so interlinked.
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#WorkingTogether #Coproduction #Thinkingdifferently
They have better mental and physical health, a reason to get up in the morning and friendships that didnβt exist before.
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#learningdisability #Thinkingdifferently
Special Virtuosi at the Royal Northern College of Music was another space and place where Jen thrived for several years loving the experience of playing her flute with others for 2 hours a week.
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#inclusion #Joy #Thinkingdifferently
Creating opportunities for families with learning disabilities.
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#EndingStereotypes #Thinkingdifferently
