Inclusion

 Everyone should be included in the world no matter what!

We live in a world where inclusion should be the front of everything but sadly is not.  

There is an organization called The Advisory Group or TAG for short where inclusion is at their heart of their work! 

Leam MacKeown the, Development Manager (Participation and Inclusion) of TAG thinks that the meaning of inclusion is creating a level playing field for everyone, he adds “inclusion is for everyone to have a chance to say what they need to say 

Leam says: “the members of TAG drives forwards what TAG does” for example campaigns for more changing places toilets.

TAG really pushes for inclusion, Leam adds “we invite guest speakers to our meetings to let our members voice their issues like accessibility or taxis issues.“

In 2024, there are still barriers for disabled people getting included in the world such as people’s understanding of Disabilities.”

But Leam believes that it is getting better for disabled people getting included in the world, he adds “when I started working with disabled people, there was a lot of them living in hospitals but now there is a lot of disabled people living in their own homes”.

By Jill Clark