Respect Week News
This week has been so powerful so far, especially in giving children a voice to share their stories. We are really building empathy through this and I hope sharing parent's stories gave you a real insight in how challenging and rewarding it can be to have a child with additional needs.
Lewis Capaldi's struggle though his performance at Glastonbury demonstrated how powerful support and acceptance is when the crowd sang with him. Lewis Capaldi’s Glastonbury set displayed the best of the human spirit – and put disability centre-stage | Frances Ryan | The Guardian. It showed that children and adults with disabilities may need adaptations, support and understanding but it doesn't have to over shadow what they are able to do or stop them being their own brilliantly unique selves.
However, there are some things that having a disability stops people doing and one of these may be a festival. I am sharing information about an Autism Friendly Family Festival in Derbyshire. Please let us know if you attend! Spectrum Autism Friendly Festivals event tickets from TicketSource.
