A good way to plan for these days is to include your clients in discussions about what might be done. Even planning a celebration can be as much fun, and as strongly building of community, as the celebration itself.<\/p>\n
Each of these days celebrate different people, cultures and events. They all generate their own possibilities for something to mark the day. A day that celebrates families and parents, for example, could be celebrated by people sharing photos of their own families, their own children and parents, or telling stories. Your clients’ families could be encouraged to come along and be part of this.<\/p>\n
For a day like International Day against homophobia, bi-phobia and transphobia<\/a>, you could show a film like Priscilla: Queen of the Desert<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n
For something like Refugee Week<\/a>, chances are that there are people using your service who have themselves come from backgrounds where they needed to flee persecution and war. Many will still have memories and stories to share. You could spend a day encouraging them to do this, find pictures and old newspaper clippings about the journeys people have made to Australia, and have them on display throughout your service. Libraries and the Internet can be great sources for this sort of archival material.<\/p>\n
Agility can help aged care<\/a>, health <\/a>and disability <\/a>services with planning these sorts of days. We can come and spend time with your staff and talk about strategies you might want to adopt for planning a celebration with your service users in a way that will be meaningful for them, and in which they can be genuinely and meaningfully included. We can also help you to get media to your event to highlight your diversity and ability to connect with community.<\/p>\n
For more on making your service accessible to a diverse range of people see Are your aged care services inclusive and supportive of your <\/a>LGBTI clients\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
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