Visionary Masterclass on Inclusion – Where Do YOU Fit In?

• EDI
• Masterclass

Thursday 27 March 2025
10:30 am to 12:30pm
Zoom

This is part of our Masterclass series sponsored by Fight for Sight.

We are delighted to present Fern Lulham in an interactive masterclass session, which asks: “Inclusion – where do you fit in?” Please note, due to popular demand, this is a repeat of the workshop previously delivered at the Visionary Annual Conference 2024.

In a safe environment, delegates will be challenged and facilitated to critically examine their own strengths and weaknesses in achieving inclusion. We will explore the emotions we are all influenced by when it comes to inclusion, e.g. embarrassment, anxiety as well as defensiveness and use these as a personal and actionable roadmap for change. Ultimately, these feelings are the driving force behind impactful decisions, from who gets hired to how we interact with those around us and where we feel we belong.

Participants will gain awareness of their barriers and insecurities around inclusion, and uncover the opportunity to make different choices when it comes to their actions, attitudes and beliefs going forward. This underlines the need for change in individuals rather than bland organisational statements.

In a down-to-earth and creative way, we will cut to the heart of inclusion and what it means for all of us in our everyday lives. Participants will get to know themselves better and learn the key skills which will allow them to stand out when it comes to fitting in.

There are only 30 places available allocated on a first-come, first served basis for member and partner organisations.

Please note, this session will not be recorded.

About Fern Lulham

Fern Lulham is a public speaker, broadcaster, audio description narrator, disability awareness trainer and qualified psychotherapist.  Little wonder then that she describes herself as a freelance communicator.  Born severely visually impaired and now registered blind, Fern’s passion for communication started in early childhood when she would use an egg-whisk for a microphone to “interview” friends and family!

Fern’s engaging communication style produces lightbulb moments for her audiences that help them to meet the challenges we all face, whether disabled or not.

About Fight for Sight

Imagine being told that you, or someone you love, is losing their sight. In that moment, two profound questions demand urgent answers:

• Can this be stopped?
• How will I live my life?

Currently, research into preventing and treating sight loss is chronically underfunded, receiving a mere 1.5% of publicly funded health research grants. People who are blind or vision impaired are three times more likely to experience loneliness and isolation than the general population.

We find and fund the brilliant minds and bright ideas that put change in sight. Our researchers are at the forefront, making breakthroughs and discoveries that will help us better understand, prevent, diagnose and treat eye disease. The partnerships we build and initiatives we support are changing life for blind and vision impaired people.

We are Fight for Sight and we won’t stop until we: Save Sight. Change Lives.

Visit: www.fightforsight.org.uk