Raising Awareness, Speaking Up and Co-training

Do you want to help people understand what life is like for autistic people, and people with learning difficulties and/or learning disabilities? Want to share your experiences to make things better for others? In Be Seen Be Heard, everyone in the group works together to choose what to speak up about and campaign for.

 

What you can do in Be Seen Be Heard

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Work together on projects and learn new skills. You might:

• Speak up and share your lived experiences with other people
• Create presentations
• Learn public speaking skills
• Research topics that matter to you and others in the group
• Campaign for things that need to change
• Make high quality films to share important messages
• Learn filmmaking skills including camera settings and lighting
• Work with Canterbury Christchurch University to teach student doctors and nurses
• Take part in hospital simulations to help medical students understand your needs

We work on topics that are important to us and make sure everyone can join in. Don't worry if you've never spoken to groups of people before - together we learn everything step by step.

 

Group Details

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Where: Sittingbourne and Dover

When: Wednesdays (Sittingbourne) and Fridays (Dover)

Cost: £9.89 per hour

Try a free taster session to see if Be Seen Be Heard is right for you. No pressure - just come and see what we do.