GIG Meeting
Our Get Involved Group provides a relaxed social space for disabled people, and those living with long term health conditions, to come together. It is an informal drop-in that you are free to join in with as and when you can. The session runs from 1.30 to 3.30pm.
Meeting topic: Hidden Disability & Sunflower Lanyard Scheme
We will be exploring hidden disabilities – conditions and impairments that aren’t always visible to others.
Have you ever felt you needed to explain your disability or condition when you shouldn’t have had to? Perhaps when using a Blue Badge, asking for a seat on public transport, or accessing support or services? We’d love to hear about your experiences – what’s worked well, what hasn’t, and what you’d like people to better understand.
We’re also excited to welcome Ruth Rabet, a co-creator of the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme. Ruth will tell us more about the scheme and, most importantly, hear directly from you. If you already wear a Sunflower lanyard, we’d love to hear how it’s been for you.
“The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower is a simple tool for you to voluntarily share that you have a disability or condition that may not be immediately apparent – and that you may need a helping hand, understanding, or more time in shops, at work, on transport, or in public spaces”. Link: HDS – Global
This is a fully accessible venue. No need to book.
To get in contact email: [email protected]
For directions please click here
Montague House, Montague Place, Brighton, East Sussex,BN2 1JE
Please feel free to either drop in or come for the whole time, 1.30 to 3.30pm.
If you can’t join us, but have something to say, please email us: [email protected]