A graphic by Dr Pen Mendonca illustrating five categories of hmmm words - blaming words like complex, hard to reach and non-complaint, silly words like accessing the community, sorting office words like signposting and screening, deceptive words like independence and prevention, and them and us words like client, service user and case. Below these words are some brilliant images of people living their gloriously ordinary lives, and everyday words like sister, boss, belonging and hope.

Would you use this language around your kitchen table?

Love this brilliant graphic by the fabulous @penmendonca.bsky.social, illustrating the 'five categories of hmmm words' @tricianicoll.bsky.social and I will be discussing in our #GloriouslyOrdinaryLanguage programme.

What words would you add?

12.01.2025 12:46 — 👍 15    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 4

Love being part of this moment, and movement @royalalberthall.bsky.social #inclusion #arts grateful to all the volunteers who make it happen

30.12.2024 19:12 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I made this as part of an ongoing collaboration with #NHS 24/7 Neighbourhood #MentalHealth Centre Pilots. Not everyone celebrates Christmas, not everyone feels Christmassy. Whatever your plans, challenges or responsibilities, however you are feeling, I wish you everything in this rather bright image

19.12.2024 12:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

‘Think critically about the way the world (& services) has been set up to support people (us), and failed’ @stephenunwin.bsky.social @anitakn.bsky.social

02.12.2024 09:30 — 👍 9    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Agree. Art is soul food. I’ve been following Anne’s creativity on instagram, rich and beautiful pieces. I actually still have Jack’s artwork in my head, graceful lines and blended colour, I find that image calming

30.11.2024 10:31 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I am so happy to hear that, Dave. I nearly quit being an artist, but your message reminds me why it I need to keep making. X

30.11.2024 10:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

@stephenunwin.bsky.social powerful, heartbreaking keynote about all of us being human #LaughingBoy #theatre #arts #rememberingthosewefailed thank you. #culturalinclusion24

29.11.2024 10:32 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

It’s 5 yrs since Fishmonger's Hall terrorist attack. Thinking of those impacted. #JackMerritt #SaskiaJones For a long time, I lost my colour. Thanks to those helping me find it. Today, I’m painting 5th Cultural Inclusion Manifesto Conf. #Inclusion #disability #arts @royalalberthall.bsky.social

29.11.2024 10:27 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

Oh shucks Paul! The feeling is mutual

18.11.2024 10:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Drawing of Black Lives Matter fist with nail polish, in circle with flowers and a flying Kingfisher and Kereru.

I made a picture for you. Burnished French paper stained with tea picked in India. One thousand minute brush strokes, earth pigments blended, lined, layered, dried, then speckled with gold. #kingfisher #kōtare #kererū #blmuk #vawg #humanrights #disabilityrights #climatejustice

18.11.2024 10:01 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1