Category: Values
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Reflections from Rachel’s recent invitation to the House Of Lords.
At Living4Moments, our mission has always been to make inclusion meaningful. To help organisations recognise the value of accessibility, remove barriers, and create spaces where everyone can thrive. So, it was an honour to attend the launch of the Lilac Disability Trading Framework at the House of Lords this week. A landmark initiative designed to…
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Social Model of Disability
Over the last 18 months, while facilitating my courses, I have seen how important it is to change the narrative about disability. The perceptions of disabilities are often too narrow. They are shaped by society using the medical model of disability which sees disability as “less than”. A few months ago there was backlash for…
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The Meaning and Story Behind Living 4 Moments
I have been asked on a number of occasions what is the meaning/story behind Living 4 Moments? The name was picked carefully after getting ideas from friends and family. When I originally set up the company it was designed to support care and health professionals in listening and enabling their clients/patients to have special moments.…
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Review of “Being Mortal”and Promoting Independence in Health and Social Care
This week we are exploring the topic of independence, one of our key values. The reason I am discussing this is because I’ve recently re-read the book Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. It is a very moving and uplifting book which shaped the way I worked in health and social care and how I think…