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SENDaWelcome
SENDaWelcome is a Bristol-based Community Interest Company led by people with learning disabilities, autistic people and people with lived experience of disability.
Together, we create opportunities for people to connect, build confidence, develop new skills and influence change through community projects, creative activities, volunteering and partnerships.
We are on a mission to empower and equip our local community to enable change that achieves meaningful inclusion for people with learning disabilities.
Check out our Latest News and
Easy Read Guides page to find out
about our projects and read
inspirational stories.
News and events
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Our Action Group
An Action Group is a group of people who work together to try and achieve positive change.
Are you looking to make your organisation, service or workplace more inclusive?
Our consultation service connects organisations with people who have learning disabilities, ensuring that lived experience is at the heart of decision making.
Planning an event or have an idea for a new activity? Or simply want to make your business more inclusive? Find out more about the support we offer and our consultation service here
Get Involved
Join the SENDaWelcome community!
Check out our Get Involved page to see all the ways we can work together. Everything from volunteering at one of our events, to business consultation to simply sharing your experiences.
Sensory Garden Workshops
Come and volunteer
at our sensory garden workshops!
Come and explore a world of vibrant colours, delightful
scents, and soothing sounds designed to engage your
senses and connect with nature.
All abilities welcome.
Join us for a relaxed, in-person retreat to recharge and explore parenting in an ableist society. We will bring together psychological practices and lived experiences to focus on acceptance and self-compassion in a welcoming environment.
Come as you are and leave feeling rejuvenated.
New dates in September 2026!
More info and book your space here
What we want to achieve
SENDaWelcome aims to move the world away from the medical model of disability, towards the social model of disability.
The Medical
model of disability
Disability is a 'problem'. It is caused by physical, mental or sensory impairment. Disability is a condition that the mesical profession tries to 'cure'.
Disability is the reason individuals can't access services and goods to participate fully in society. This view has informed legislation and social attitudes to disability.
The medical model emphasises dependency, passivity and the disabled person being a victim of their 'unfortunate' situation.
Disability is a social construct. People are disabled by barriers in society rather than their impairment or difference.
Social attitudes create barriers to inclusion. These include inaccessible environments, prejudice and stereotyping.
Barriers makelife harder for disabled people. By removing these barriers we create equality and offer disabled people more independence, choice and control.
The Social
model of disability
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