Lisa and Joelle--
Great learning you are giving us.
A few random thoughts if you will indulge me, please:
I am told many elderly are hungry for touch, that no one touches them
anymore. So offering a hand to shake or a double-handed handshake might be
welcome.
A recent OST I did had many elderly
Lisa--
As a person with an invisible disability, food allergies, I appreciate
attention to the fact that everyone does not eat the same things. Since a
series of allergy treatments, I can eat small amounts of most anything, so
for a short event, I can just eat what is served. But in a longer eve
Thank you all for this rich discussion.
I live in a community (Berkeley, California, USA) where there is the
concept of *disability culture*. Just like any of the other cultures I
see and don't see I wish to create a nutritious space for in my
facilitation work. Just like any of my work I not on
