In June, Busy Life is delighted to be supporting ArtWorks South Yorkshire. Based in Sheffield & Rotherham, they encourage adults with learning disabilities into work in creative industries through art and media workshops. Please, follow them

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Close to me is . They've accessible services for visitors with a physical, visual or hearing impairment. Staff have also been trained in MAKATON. The museum has worked with Autism Plus to cater for the needs of visitors with autism & learning disabilities.

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The run lots of activities for their members. This year they have visits to Harry Potter World, Air Haus, Jump! and many more planned.

https://t.co/VTilXCkDX8

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Children with SEND, it is hoped, will receive better and earlier help at school under a new national system. It is part of a delayed review of SEND provision. We really need this!

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The 17th July is Disability Awareness Day. An opportunity to raise awareness of any disability.

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So, once again, there are lots of current, positive news stories about disability. If you know of any you would like me to include in April, please, DM.

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Hi! Welcome one and all to the Busy Life Inclusion Half Hour; 30 minutes of tweeting, retweeting, liking & commenting everything positive about disABILITY. Let's start with our first tweet.

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This month, Busy Life is proud to be supporting . You can support them by shopping on any Busy Life store including our Teemilll one:

Diversity-designs.com

A donation to them with every sale made!

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Artists are now shaping graphic medicine - a genre focused on the experience of living with illness. It explores topics within the medical field from cancer to Alzheimer's and anorexia in an engaging and entertaining way.

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A tearoom run by adults with disabilities in Lincolnshire is supporting people learn social and independence skills.

Check out Grandma's Pudding Tea Room in Friskney. Here's the link to their Facebook page:

https://t.co/8cjQKbiJMQ

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Hi! Welcome to the Busy Life Inclusion Half Hour; 30 minutes of tweeting, retweeting, liking & commenting everything positive about disABILITY. Let's get going!

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4) Then there's Therapy Huskies. Their dogs visit care homes, private residential complexes, community groups, hospitals and events. Follow them

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10) "He's actually better than others at most things. He's got such a positive attitude – he doesn't worry. Even if I'm stressed, whenever I hang out with Louis I feel a million times better." How great is this?!

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6) The sibling of a child who is hearing-impaired said, "“Feeling special because some children don’t know sign language and you do.” That's a great way to look at things.

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3) This is just so lovely to hear. "There is not a medicine for autism. I’m proud of the things I do for my sister".

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Tonight's theme is the positivity that siblings experience of having a sister or brother with SEND. We all hear about the negatives of having a child with additional needs. However, as always with the Inclusion Hour Hour I want to communicate the positives.

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8) Increase their ability to identify emotions. Acting involves communicating to the audience the emotions that the character is feeling. Another learning opportunity for an autistic person.

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It's your 24 hour reminder to the Busy Life Inclusion Half Hour! Whose joining me tomorrow, 630pm, to tweet, retweet, comment, and like everything positive about disABILITY?

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