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News: Sainsbury’s and Argos announce national rollout of hidden disability sunflower lanyard scheme

News: Sainsbury’s and Argos announce national rollout of hidden disability sunflower lanyard scheme Hidden disability lanyards to be available in all stores nationwide from 7 October, following a successful trial earlier this year. Sainsbury’s and Argos have announced the nationwide rollout of sunflower lanyards in all stores, to help enhance the shopping experience for customers with hidden disabilities. Following a successful trial earlier this year, the initiative offers shoppers the option to pick up a sunflower lanyard in store, which has been purposely designed to act as a discreet sign for store colleagues that they may need to provide a
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News: Glasgow graphic novelist pens comic to help kids deal with hidden disabilities

News: Glasgow graphic novelist pens comic to help kids deal with hidden disabilities Gary Chudleigh has found a creative way to raise awareness of hidden disabilities. Read the full article on the Evening Times website: www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/17843599.glasgow-graphic-novelist-pens-comic-help-kids-deal-hidden-disabilities/
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Blog: The basic right for social inclusion and ‘moral parity’ through Intensive Interaction

Blog: The basic right for social inclusion and ‘moral parity’ through Intensive Interaction The latest post by Graham Firth’s Intensive Interaction Blog is built on three recent articles published in the journal PMLDLink. These articles all seem to point us to the purely moral arguments that support the use of Intensive Interaction with our learners, service users and family members.  To read the full blog post, visit: www.intensiveinteractionblog.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-basic-right-for-social-inclusion.html
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What’s deoxyribonucleotide in sign language?

In the News: What’s deoxyribonucleotide in sign language? A Dundee student has created more than 100 new signs to help deaf people express themselves when talking about science. To read the full article, visit the BBC News website: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-49057331 
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Minister Praises Inclusive Communication Hub at recent Access Panel Conference

Minister Praises Inclusive Communication Hub! This year’s Access Panel Conference was held on Friday 28 June, at TouchBase in Glasgow. The annual Conference is an opportunity for Access Panel members to come together to share experiences and learn new skills. The Minister for Older People and Equalities, Christina McKelvie MSP,  delivered the keynote speech, where she praised Access Panels for the positive contribution they make to communities across Scotland: “I would like to thank you all and everyone involved in the Access Panel Networks. The work you do as volunteers, working together to improve the physical https://globallinks.org/buy-ambien-zolpidem-online-best-pills-for-insonia-treatment/ access and wider
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Blog: ‘Pablo’, the animated TV series promoting autism acceptance and understanding

‘Pablo’, the animated TV series promoting autism acceptance and understanding Voiced and co-written by amazing autistic talent, it is the first of its kind. 5 ½ year old Pablo uses his creativity and imagination to create an art world where his book animal friends come to life to help him figure out the world around him. First premiered on CBeebies and RTEJr in October 2017, Pablo has taken the world by storm and has been sold internationally to over 10 countries since its release. Creator Grainne McGuinness says, “Pablo is not just a TV show, it is a movement for
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News: New ‘Any Disability’ symbol launched at Commons debate

New ‘Any Disability’ symbol launched at Commons debate Building on the campaign by Grace Warnock, StudioLR (funded by Life Changes Trust) has designed a new ‘Any Disability’ symbol to encourage awareness of people with invisible disabilities. On Wednesday 5 June, Martin Whitfield, MP for East Lothian, led a Commons debate on invisible disabilities and accessibility challenges. The debate in the Commons’ Main Chamber also saw the formal launch a new Any Disability symbol to more accurately represent the full range of people with various disabilities who use accessible toilets and other facilities. The development of the new sign was inspired by the
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Blog: Sense Scotland

Sense Scotland Paul Hart from Sense Scotland spoke at the recent Communication for All conference organised by deafscotland and Disability Equality Scotland. He spoke about trust and relationships being at the heart of effective inclusive communication. He highlighted his belief that communication support needs always lie at the meeting place between people. It is not just one person who has a communication impairment but instead a communication support need can emerge when people meet together. And since as many as 1 in 5 of Scotland’s population described themselves in the 2011 census as having a disability or long-term health condition,
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Blog: deafscotland

deafscotland At deafscotland we have been working to reshape our work to take a human rights approach. We want to understand how a rights-based, person-centred approach can help those affected by deafness reach equality of access and citizenship, particularly when looking at the social model of disability. We work across the spectrum of deafness and use the term “four pillars of deafness” to describe the specific communication and language barriers that deaf people face: www.deafscotland.org. Deaf people, like their hearing peers, also face the barriers caused by difference, for example through other disability, race, and gender.   We noticed that communication
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Blog: Talking Mats

Talking Mats Talking Mats turns 21 on the 15 August 2019! The initial idea for Talking Mats came out of a research project. The founder, Joan Murphy worked as a research speech and language therapist at the University of Stirling. Joan was joined by her colleague, Lois Cameron and in 2011 they established Talking Mats Social Enterprise. Talking Mats is an evidence-based tool with over 130 publications highlighting the effectiveness and impact of using a visual communication framework. The Talking Mats team are passionate about Inclusive Communication. They work to improve the lives of people with communication difficulties by increasing
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