Courage to Include: Building Dementia-Friendly Businesses and Communities (Part 1)
This session focuses on how businesses, organizations, and civic leaders can actively welcome and include people living with dementia.
Participants will learn:
- What it means to be a dementia-friendly organization
- Common challenges individuals face in public spaces
- Practical, realistic strategies for staff and leadership
- Why inclusion benefits businesses and the broader community
Courage at the community level means replacing judgment with understanding — and choosing inclusion.Courage in Community is a one-day event dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of dementia — for those living with the disease, their caregivers, and our entire community.
Together, we will explore how small acts of courage can make a profound difference in creating a compassionate, dementia-friendly community where everyone feels safe, valued, and included.
Join us in ensuring that every person touched by dementia can live and contribute to their full potential and participate in daily life without fear or stigma.
Please note this is the first part of a three part series. See below:
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Courage to Include: Building Dementia-Friendly Businesses and Communities (Part 1)
1:00 – 2:15 PM: Courage to Be Seen: Living With Dementia in Community (Part 2)
2:45 – 4:00 PM: Courage to Ask: Caring for the Care Partner (Part 3)
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