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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Just because someone is physically present doesn't equate to them being happy, fulfilled or feel a sense of belonging. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AuBxu #Loneliness #DownsSyndrome #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

People with learning disabilities have the same rights to take risk but rarely experience it Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AuA82 #poweroflove #humanityrising #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

They wrote her off, labelled her, steered us towards that parallel universe reserved for ‘misfits’.... why is society still writing people off when we could do things so differently? Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AuAbW #inclusion #InclusionMatters #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We found people/organisations/schools we felt enthusiastic about working with who wanted to work with us before finding a house to live in. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AuAEj #community #downssyndrome #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

People with learning disabilities don’t just participate in DanceSyndrome. Read the full article: Do You See Me? Learning Disability Awareness Week 2026 ▸ lttr.ai/AuADH #LearningDisability #BeCurious #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We all value breaks from the norm. Planning ahead of time, securing dates in the work calendar, decide whether we prefer to go alone, with family or friends. It's the basics to get things right for everyone #EverybodyMatters Read more 👉 blackwells.biz/a-service-user-summe…

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

15 years on and we’re helping more and more people to dance through our online and community Everybody Dance sessions. Read more 👉 blackwells.biz/in-jens-own-words/?u… #artofthepossible #DrJenBlackwellBEM #Th

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Breaking down Barriers one day training programme is perfect for activity professionals looking to become more aware and skilled in your own business and practices. Read more 👉 clubhubuk.co.uk/the-power-and-impac…

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Parents of children with learning disabilities experience many closed doors when searching for activities to support their child's development. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/At8HV #InclusionMatters #LearningDisabilities #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Our performance on 11th June at Blackburn Empire Theatre was a dream come true. Read the full article: Express yourself – in Jen’s own words ▸ lttr.ai/Atynt #livinglife #Downsyndrome #possibility

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I really enjoyed meeting and dancing with people who we usually see online when they join DanceSyndrome dance sessions at the Encore weekend in April because they don’t live near Preston. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AtAdf #livinglife #Downsyndrome #possibility

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

My lead support Donna and I attended the ClubHub awards in Birmingham in May. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AtAdf #livinglife #Downsyndrome #possibility

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

DanceSyndrome ignites change in communities, pioneers professional development, and delivers transformational programmes that prove what becomes possible when everyone is seen as having something to offer. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AseJ1 #LearningDisability #BeCurious

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Part one of a story about community, care, and an almost indescribable freedom Read the full article: The Making of Us: 45 Years Defined by Jen — A Down’s Syndrome Family Story ▸ lttr.ai/AsIMM #community #downssyndrome #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I hope that others will see this as an opportunity to join our mission to live in an inclusive society where everybody feels that they belong and are nurtured and supported to follow their passions. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AkFOi #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

DanceSyndrome is a pioneering, multi-award-winning charity that enables people with learning disabilities to lead, develop and contribute as active citizens. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AtAdf #livinglife #Downsyndrome #possibility

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

We really do create change together, so we invite you to join us on our continued crusade for social change – we would love to hear what you can do to support this intention. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AsikM #SocialChange #InclusionInAction #Thinkingdifferently

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The petition to protect disabled children’s rights in England is the most popular petition on the parliamentary website. Will you help to get it to 100,000? We have just 90 days left. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

DanceSyndrome is a pioneering, multi-award-winning charity that enables people with learning disabilities to lead, develop and contribute as active citizens. Read the full article: Do You See Me? Learning Disability Awareness Week 2026 ▸ lttr.ai/AtI9C #LearningDisability #BeCurious

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

As Anna and I both reflected, when you watch someone like Jen dance, you are seeing the whole person — no protective layers, no agenda. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AtIun #LearningDisability #BeCurious #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Whatever your experience of learning disability — whether you live it, work with it, or are simply curious — I hope you can take a moment to stop and ask: when did I last truly see someone? Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AtGxk #LearningDisability #BeCurious #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

In the early days it was pediatricians, geneticists, gynecologists, occupational therapists, health visitors, child development workers, who all ‘advised’. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AsijC #community #downssyndrome #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Little did we know that becoming a carer overnight would define my career and my life, and ultimately lead to an almost indescribable freedom. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AsigQ #community #downssyndrome #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

An astute teacher once said ‘If Jen wants to learn this it’s my duty to find a way to teach it in a way that she can hear’ Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AsidT #artofthepossible #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Explore our blog articles for more of our family Down's syndrome story, our hopes and our desire for every family to believe in the art of the possible: blackwells.biz/blog-page Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AsIMM #community #downssyndrome #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Co-led by a person with a learning disability, one parent who experienced Inclusion in Action training last year said, “I had no idea my daughter experienced life like that”. Read the full article: The power and impact of inclusion – Blackwells.biz ▸ lttr.ai/ArDPL

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

'We we led a session where Donna and I did a duet, I danced a solo and did some talking and Mummy and Daddy spoke about how we’ve done what we’ve done and what DanceSyndrome does.' Jen Read more 👉 lttr.ai/As1uk #DownsSyndrome #Connection #thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

How can anyone know whether any person of 5 months old is the next bus driver, prime minister, mayor or Einstein? Read more 👉 lttr.ai/ArssJ #LearningDisability #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

We often hear about people with learning disabilities being hidden in plain sight. Read the full article: Together against loneliness ▸ lttr.ai/ArssK #Loneliness #DownsSyndrome #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

In a space fuelled by ‘humanity rising’ and ‘love’ expertly curated by Dennis Pitocco, we shared the art of the possible in dance and words. Read the full article: Humanity rising – the power of love ▸ lttr.ai/ArssN #poweroflove #humanityrising #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

With DanceSyndrome grounded in the ethos of equity and inclusion it is particularly empowering for people from all walks of life in one space at the same time and able to understand so much more about every member of society. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/Asqyq #IntellectualDisability

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Being expected to live and care for a person you love who happens to have a learning disability is significantly hard work. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AsIMM #community #downssyndrome #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Many people who live with learning disability as our norm, us included, feel forgotten, unseen and unheard and we seem to have to fight to change and challenge everything that doesn't make sense for our family Read more 👉 lttr.ai/ArssG #inclusion #InclusionMatters #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

All too often talents remain hidden from view, innovative and creative minds are squandered, ignored, and dismissed. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/Ai1l9 #inclusionmatters #Thinkingdifferently #EmbraceInclusion

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

"When you have the right support at the right time, it can take you further and further and further." Jen Blackwell co-founder of @dancesyndromeuk.bsky.social on what Learning Disability Awareness Week means to her. #LDW2026 #DoYouSeeMe

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

You are welcome to join the online dance sessions, or Everybody Dance sessions here: dancesyndrome.co.uk/book-a-session Read the full article: The power and impact of inclusion – Blackwells.biz ▸ lttr.ai/AsS2o #powerofinclusion #InclusiveActivity #thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

We, the 98% of society without learning disabilities determine what should happen to that other 2%. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AsQ7P #LearningDisability #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

DanceSyndrome has a replicable model that will work in any environment and powerful training and support for those serious about running inclusive spaces, activities, businesses and spaces. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/ArssB #InclusionMatters #LearningDisabilities #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Are you like me permanently frustrated by the way that the world looks at people differently just because they happen to have learning disabilities? Read more 👉 lttr.ai/Arsr8 #SocialCare #Thinkingdifferently #‘ServiceUsers

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Jen had no meaningful friendship until she started meeting people as equals through dance when she was 28 years old. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AsErN #powerofinclusion #InclusiveActivity #thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I live in a world where injustices are metered out as commonplace where inequalities are the accepted norm, where people like my daughter Jen are unknown and unseen, invisible in full sight. Read: Is this the single largest inexcusable travesty of the 21st Century? ▸ lttr.ai/Arsr0

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I always say, “with the right support at the right time we can go further and further and further.” I live independently with my support team helping me. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AsAOX #artofthepossible #DrJenBlackwellBEM #Thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Over the past 17 years DanceSyndrome has developed support, training and opportunities for people with and without learning disabilities to lead, dance and become more confident in all parts of life. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/Arsr1 #powerofinclusion #InclusiveActivity #thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The hugely powerful Inclusion in Action training is creating change and we want more people and organisations to start thinking and acting differently. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/ArDPL #powerofinclusion #InclusiveActivity #thinkingdifferently

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

In my world people are routinely marginalised, denied their human rights, ‘othered’, frequently spoken about rather than with or to, referred to by their diagnosis. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AqbPl #LearningDisability #Thinkingdifferently

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