Disability History Month
Not enough spoons to give a fork
What is spoon theory and how is it empowering disabled individuals?
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Wed 30 November 2022
13:00 - 14:00 - Location
- Online: Microsoft Teams
- Contact
- Frances Bathurst EDI@uwe.ac.uk
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking not required
Description
How can you communicate your lived experience as a disabled person to someone with no experience of it?
This is what Christine Miserandino had the challenge of communicating to her best friend when questioned over a catch up in a diner.
From this spoon theory was born has been adopted by many individuals who have a chronic illness.
Frances Bathurst from the EDI Team (a disabled member of staff who was a young carer) will talk you through what spoon theory is, how it changed her perspective of herself how spoon theory empowers disabled individuals.
Programme
- 13:00–13:05 Welcome
- 13:05–13:40 Presentation
- 13:40–14:00 Questions and discussion
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