Cycle of Conversations "Feeding a Cause": Being different - challenges of inclusion. With Constança Festas

"Being different - the challenges of inclusion" is the title of another session as part of the "Feeding a Cause" series of talks, an initiative promoted by the Serralves Foundation, in scientific partnership with the Porto Regional Centre of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

This event will feature Constança Festas, a lecturer at the School of Nursing (Porto), and will take place on 12 May at 11am in the Serralves Foundation Library.

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Synopsis

Being different is a natural part of the human species. Normally we all want to have something special that sets us apart, that makes us unique, and it's easy to see that being different brings novelty, challenge and growth, which values EVERYONE. It's this challenge that we're going to propose at the next meeting: to look at the other person in their difference and how much they can contribute to making life more alive.

We're going to bring first-person testimonies of the difference of having a sensory, motor or mental disability and challenge ourselves to communicate and be available to do the real exercise of inclusion, putting on the other person's shoes.

We're going to share some of the difficulties that people with disabilities experience, but also the happiness that they experience and are willing to share with EVERYONE, whether we want to listen, see and experience, let's challenge ourselves.

For more information about the "Feeding a Cause" series of talks, click here.