My non disabled action learning set!
I have to say
It’s a revelation for me for me in this group –
I don’t socialise much
I confess I am not usually attracted to people who are resistant to showing their vulnerability. And wnen it comes to meeting with non disabled people I much prefer a one to one set up or a couple more – that way I can get to what I call the ‘meaty’ side of the conversation…the part when people are willing to make themselves vulnerable and speak of inner emotions…so with this (and the DALI Hub) AL Set I feel in my element!
All of them are consultants in some field or other – one working with women, another in education, one in the arts and the others more like trainers for organisations and they’re the ones who have already been trained as AL facilitators. I wouldn’t say I’d normally be attracted to talking to any of them, but that’s quite often the case on the surface of it, and that really doesn’t matter. I prefer not to talk in the breaks, don’t want to chit chat much or get tid bits of this n’ that, I just enjoy getting stuck in….and that we do.
We met in Ruth’s London base which is also used as a AL meeting room. Views in Bermondsey – very cosmo, I haven’t been in that area since the early days of my career when I worked for Interim Theatre company ’79 (of deaf and hearing actors) and the office was based there…it is so very different now and rather cool with it, lots of live work bases.
Now I am here by virtue of the Arts Council, once again, as so many times previously, my life experiences an enhancement because I have been supported by it. Who am I to knock it when in all honesty its provided me with so many opportunities. I feel very fortunate. To be surrounded by such rich and varied skill from a wide range of backgrounds, people and areas of work that I would never otherwise encounter, I feel blessed. And to hear of issues outside of deaf/disability arts wow! What a refreshing shower that is! Takes me away from myself, from the little pond that I feel I am in, both within the arts and in yoga. I feel in very good hands not only with Ruth guiding the process, more with the wisdom that surrounds me in the meeting. I hope I have a good juicy work issue to present to them …. one day…..
Sarah X
