Butterfly Hope

About

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The Butterfly Hope has been set up to help make changes to attitudes and cultures within society, this is done though advocacy work, training and consultancy. The main goals of The Butterfly Hope are to inspire people to challenge assumptions, take issues around disability and universal design seriously and empower people to advocate for themselves. I have provided key note speeches for international organisations as well as local groups such as Aspens and West Sussex County Council. I am also a disabled dancer and performer, and I facilitate and teach inclusive dance classes.

What we do

• Training for professionals - I provide training for a wide range of professionals from educators to health and care workers. This includes creating personalised training to meet the needs of your organisation.
• Training for children, young people and families - this can be general disability awareness or more focused on needs as well as navigating the systems around disabilities.
• Consultancy - for individuals, help to reflect on how best to support the individual and family. Helping organisations, this could include sensory audits.
• Advocacy - key note speeches at events locally and globally. Advocacy for individuals that may not be able to get it from other groups.
• Teach inclusive dance classes - for all ages and abilities, inclusive for everyone.

Wheelchair accessible

Yes

Free to use

No

Our users say

Thank you for your talk last night. It’s was informative, passionate and articulate. I was particularly struck by the language you used and how you phrased your viewpoints. It has made me further consider and appreciate neurodiverse understanding'.

'Grace is thoroughly entertaining and engaging, she describes her own personal journey with candour, articulacy and humour during her speech. I would encourage all young people, both neurotypical and neurodivergent, to make time to listen to Grace'.

'Massive thank you for the CPD last night. It was so appreciated and valued by everyone. I think you did a really amazing job of explaining the need for, and importance of, neuro affirming practise and also really clearly linked it to the portfolio criteria which made it really contextual for our settings, and you explained everything so clearly too!'

'Wow Grace is amazing! Inspirational.. could listen to her for hours'.

'Grace’s presentation was fab! So articulate and informative'.

'I feel it was really good to have a first hand experience of what someone in a wheelchair might go through'.

'It was fun to explore and try out the key items people need to use'.