Include builds communities where everyone has a voice. People who struggle to communicate and connect, come together on equal footing with Include & truly belong. Codesigned projects build confidence, bridge gaps & unite people through Makaton signing, choirs, music, wellbeing walks & volunteering.
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20% of the UK population experience a communication difficulty in their lifetime. Being able to express yourself and be understood is fundamental to safety, wellbeing, opportunity, and identity. If you communicate differently it’s harder to build friendships, join leisure activities, find a job, volunteer, shop, use technology or access services and healthcare without support. These inequalities often lead to loneliness, isolation, lack confidence and poor mental health. Carers are isolated too.
We tackle the challenges of communication needs through the application of Speech and Language Therapy expertise in fun ways that look nothing like traditional therapy! Include empowers people with understanding and speaking difficulties, their families and support workers to help design, deliver and feedback on the projects, services and training we provide. Include is on a mission to up-skill the wider community so that more people and services know how to be inclusive communication partners.