National Inclusion Day

Celebrate National Inclusion Day by Booking Training with Living 4 Moments!

As National Inclusion Day approaches on Tuesday, August 27th, what better way to celebrate than by investing in training that promotes inclusion and belonging? 

Inclusion and belonging are not just buzzwords, they are a vital aspect of our society that businesses need to embrace. Having worked across various sectors, including health and social care, I have personally experienced exclusion due to my hearing loss. The impact of inaccessible services is significant, not just on individuals but also on businesses, which lose potential customers and employees.

It’s not rocket science, but there’s still a long way to go to ensure that services cater to their customers and employees. This summer, I witnessed firsthand how quickly one’s health can change when a family member, who had been healthy for many years, suddenly found themselves in constant pain and unable to move as before. The reality is that most disabled people acquire their disability later in life. Current statistics show that 1 in 20 children are disabled, a number that rises to 1 in 2 by pension age. Even before that, at working age the rate increases to 1 in 7.

Creating a more inclusive society is everyone’s responsibility. While becoming disabled comes with its own challenges, what makes things even harder is society’s lack of understanding and support. It doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, creating more inclusive spaces benefits everyone—not just because it’s the right thing to do for facilitating a sense of belonging, but also because it increases business revenue.

Upcoming Training Courses from Living 4 Moments: (still some spaces)

• Dementia Awareness: For Paid and Unpaid Carers
  • Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024
  • Time: Full-day course; 9:30am – 4:30pm
• Introduction to Deaf Awareness
  • Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
  • Time: Short course; 1pm – 3pm
• Deaf Awareness
  • Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 & Tuesday, October 15, 2024
  • Time: Half-day course; 9:30am – 12:30pm
• Learning Disability and Hearing Loss ( co created/facilitated with Nicola Simpson)
  • Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
  • Time: Full-day course; 9:30am – 4:30pm

To book any of these courses, please use the page with booking links on https://living4moments.com/services/training/ or ring me 07379433707 .

Let’s start the autumn by taking action to show that we are serious about inclusion for everyone!

At Living 4 Moments we talk about voice as shared in the quote above. This voice applies to any means of communication whether by body language, writing, using ai assisted voice, sign language etc. In our training, we explore how we all have an innate ability to communicate.

Image description: Light blue canva- Diversity (highlighted) is having a seat at the table, Inclusion (highlighted) is having a voice and Belonging (highlighted) is having that voice heard. Quote from Rose Evans?