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Partners in Communication: Transforming Lives through Trust and Relationships

Sense Scotland is partnering with the Scottish Government to promote equality and cohesion through inclusive communication. We offer support without judgment to individuals and organizations. Join us in building strong communication networks and fostering a more inclusive society.

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Partners in Communication: Transforming Lives through Trust and Relationships

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  1. Partners in Communication 15th March 2019 Paul Hart

  2. Sense Scotland Transforming lives through trust, relationships and communication.

  3. Partners in Communication Scottish Government Promoting Equality and Cohesion Fund

  4. Partners in what sense? To individual people To organisations We offer support without judgement (initially!)

  5. deafscotland Four key pillars Deaf/Deaf Sign Language users Deafened Deafblind Hard of Hearing

  6. The Case for Inclusive Communication Legal Business Human

  7. The Legal Case 2010 Equality Act British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015 The Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013

  8. Paul as a communication partner My nephew Woman who is deafblind

  9. Judith Snow “One or two threads will offer little support but a gossamer network of even 5 or 6 threads has strength to sustain a rich life”.

  10. It is we who need to change Always to make an attempt to communicate with another person. Trust that all people in communication partnerships are equal.

  11. And why should we do this? We benefit in our direct relationships with other people in our lives AND we learn more about ourselves. It will benefit somebody we know. It will benefit all of us now and in the future.

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