Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA

Lives are hugely enhanced and impacted by all involved in the dynamic charity @DanceSyndromeUK where the leaders have learning disabilities.

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The workshop DanceSyndrome delivered gave an incredibly powerful representation of the challenges people with learning disabilities face each and every day.

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#IntellectualDisability #TheArtofThePossible #Thinkingdifferently

Building on your knowledge of individual interests can help people consider new ways of using them to experience alternative opportunities which may not have previously been considered, or something totally new, possibly even radical.

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Jen didn't choose to be born with Down’s syndrome.

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What definitely helped was being proactive, digging and delving for ourselves, finding ways forward we felt were right for us in our circumstances.

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What a fabulous experience at #EAMHID25 Ghent where Jen and the @DanceSyndromeUK dancers made a significant contribution.

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Just imagine if every business decided that 1 in 100 of its employees didn’t need to be productive when measured against normal parameters of productivity, meaning that the remaining 99% still are. https://lttr.ai/Ai1l9

#inclusionmatters #Thinkingdifferently #EmbraceInclusion

Please share your comments about true inclusion, or get in touch to further our conversation and let's start making inclusion the foundation of everything we do in all parts of society.

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If living in a group home is it automatically assumed that you want to go away with the rest of the house group?

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My sense is that holidays for people with learning disabilities are invariably positioned for the majority rather than the individual, and quite possibly for the ease or enjoyment of the carers.

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We couldn’t find the right support for me, as I have a learning disability, so we set up our own organisation @DanceSyndromeUK

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If we value everybody, truly believe in equity and equality of opportunity, only then will people be seen, encouraged to find their voice through their inner passion.

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#listening #inclusion #Thinkingdifferently

Jen loves winning awards and being honoured with accolades acknowledging her as an equal human being.

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Every person has their own unique interests and the right to explore new experiences or places. https://lttr.ai/AiYSo

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Fabulous to be supporting the DanceSyndrome team deliver an inspiring workshop that are impacting teams so powerfully across the UK #inclusionmatters

Members of our team are on their way to Belgium today to deliver some co-produced activities at #EAMHID2025.

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In Jen’s own words
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YouTube video by The Blackwells Inclusion in practice - Dr Lace Jackson and Sue Blackwell

There is so much we can say about why inclusion matters, so let's simply start with a conversation between 2 parents who have had similar experiences 20 years apart www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTUf... #inclusion #inclusionmatters

I am part of the DanceSyndrome Collective, a professional dance group who perform on big and small stages.

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I co-lead a workshop with a dance artist to show students what’s possible for people with learning disabilities, and I get them dancing.

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This incredible journey through life has been crafted one step at a time.

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Such a wonderful interview with Becky and Simon starting at around 38 minutes. Becky's enthusiasm and confidence shine through. She's an amazing ambassador showing what's possible when you have the right support to develop your passions #learningdisability #inspiring

“Inclusive education is a national priority—and a shared responsibility.” says Tom Rees, Chair of the DfE’s Expert Advisory Group for Inclusion. We agree.

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Pleased to see Claude Silver speaking out. We need more of this: "Silver challenges outdated models of “fitting in” and replaces them with a culture of belonging—where individuality isn’t just accepted, but celebrated." #everyonematters participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...

New study aims to improve end of life care for people with a learning disability - Learning Disability Wales The Recognising Approaching Dying in Adults with a Learning Disability or “Ready Study” is looking at the experiences of families/carers and professionals who have cared for someone with a learning di...

Have you cared for a person with a learning disability at the end of their life?

If so, Ready Study researchers would like to hear your experiences and thoughts on what happened during the last few months of that person's life.

More information here: www.ldw.org.uk/new-study-ai...

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Delighted that Jen is going to be speaking at Encounter360 in Florida Feb 2026. Still some early bird tickets available for this event focused on humanity through conversations and connection. Would love you to join us www.bizcatalyst360.com/encounter-36... #speaker #powerofinclusion #leadership

Thanks @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social Fingers crossed!

We've got 3 new job opportunities awaiting the right people to help us progress our multi-award-winning charity to the next level. CLOSING DATE 11th AUGUST so please share widely dancesyndrome.co.uk/job_opportun... #job #NorthWest

With Jen 9 months old our decision was to embark on patterning under the watchful eye of BIBIC – gross motor stimulation to achieve neurological organization.

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A person with a learning disability is so often overlooked, invisible in full sight.

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