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Life may not have a universal meaning, but you can give it context.

Context is one of my favorite words. I've always been suspicious of absolutes. Perhaps also because my disability was imposed on me as a label, as something static that is simple. In reality, disabilities are the result of a person's interaction with their environment. I am writing about this reality, my reality, here. I put it in context, the context that I think is missing in society.

This also means writing about life issues. About what could be in the future and what no longer is. About today in context.

So don't expect the "disability issues" you might expect.

Publications

Annual report of the SGO 2022

A look back

The editorial team, consisting of Managing Director Valeska Hoenen and Saphir Ben Dakon, has redesigned the text of the SGO annual report.

The aim of the SGO's annual report is to give interested parties an insight into the association's year and provide an outlook for the next financial year. The aim was to create transparency through the text and to guide members through the various areas of the association.

Women with disabilitiesMedia contributions

Focus on women with disabilities

Interview with Saphir Ben Dakon

Netzwerk Avanti (formerly Avanti Donne - Interessenvertretung Frauen und Mädchen mit Behinderung) interviewed Saphir Ben Dakon about her political commitment to the rights of women with disabilities in Switzerland. In the interview, you learn quite a lot about Saphir as a person. She rarely gives such a deep insight into her life. Her commitment is not about her as a person. Her experiences are systemic and are shared by many other women with disabilities. It is important to her to confront the cause, because we can only solve systemic challenges together as a society.

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Inclusive and Integrated Communication

Inclusion is not part of everyday life. Let's make it commonplace in communication.
Changing communication requires a clear understanding of language as a system and the resulting rhetoric in society. With this foundation, we are able to assess the influence of these conditions on individuals and organizations and counteract them. On this basis, the understanding of people with disabilities as an entitlement and target group can be promoted. Through knowledge of the recipients, inclusive messages on accessible channels are a matter of implementation.

Keynote and expert input

Disability is part of everyday life. Let's talk about it.
Disability affects all areas of life. In order to create inclusive structures in an organization and provide services for the target group of people with disabilities, inclusion must not only be understood as an overarching concept, but also as a cross-cutting issue. People with specialist expertise should be able to understand, apply and ultimately live inclusion in their specialist areas.

Project Work

We want to achieve great things, let's start small.
In addition to patience, innovative approaches are required to promote inclusion. A project often has to provide proof of impact. In order to achieve impact, a project must be designed with this focus in mind. The initial situation often involves many unknowns. Thanks to my many years of experience in associations and in inclusive project work, I can offer perspectives and create clarity.

Workshop

Inclusion is work. Let's tackle it together.
We need to talk about inclusion and we should do it in such a way that inclusion becomes a reality. The step from initial awareness-raising to personal and organizational change is particularly critical. The motivation that arises from raising awareness should be used in a targeted manner. To this end, interested parties must be given concrete recommendations for action and the necessary tools to implement them. Developing these in a participatory manner is the next step. Let's take it together.

Podium and Moderation

People need space. Inclusion makes it usable.
We need time and space to familiarize ourselves in depth with equity issues and make them useful for ourselves and our organizations. It is important for me to create such spaces in order to promote organizational and social discourse around disabilities.

Creative and Scientific Writing

Using words to describe realities and make them accessible.
In order to live inclusion, we must constantly address equity issues from different perspectives. Discussion is essential for topics to evolve. Clear words, in-depth research, hard and soft facts help us to create a strong foundation for this undertaking.