Understand
See disability, healthcare and inclusion through professional and lived expertise.
Open Academy · Accessible encounter
Solidarity Talks
An accessible conversation where professional knowledge, lived experience and stories from the field become a practical invitation to understand, participate and act.
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- Time
- 75–90 minutes
- Format
- In person or live online
- For
- Universities, companies, healthcare teams and communities
- Language
- Defined for each edition
Key concepts
- Professional knowledge and lived expertise share equal space.
- Accessible conversation connects disability, healthcare and inclusion.
- Stories from the field become practical learning.
- Every Talk closes with a clear invitation to act.
Who will benefit
Universities, companies, healthcare teams, students, professional communities and local organisations seeking an accessible introduction to disability, care and inclusion.
Connect
Open a direct conversation between faculty, audience and local community.
Act
Leave with one clear next step for participation, learning or partnership.
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The experience
A story opens the door. Knowledge moves us forward.
Context and purpose
Why the topic matters and how it connects to the Foundation’s work.
Professional and lived perspectives
A moderated conversation shaped with faculty and the host organisation.
Questions and exchange
Time to listen, challenge assumptions and connect ideas to local reality.
Invitation to action
A focused next step: learn, host, partner, volunteer or support a program.
Who leads the Talk?
Expertise belongs to the people who hold it.
Each Talk is built around its subject. Faculty may include a qualified professional with a disability, a healthcare or education specialist, a community leader or a Hands With Heart field professional.
Biographies, roles and accessibility provision are published with each edition. Participation is designed as faculty work, not as a testimonial add-on.
Pending per edition: venue, date, language, accessibility services and participation conditions.
Host it where the conversation is needed.
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