If you’ve been to The Hub recently, you may have noticed something very colourful!
This is the third year that The Hub has sponsored the neurodiversity umbrella project.
The Neurodiversity Umbrella Project has created a network of thousands of umbrellas spread across schools, workspaces and public areas to represent the one in five people who experience Neurodivergence, including dyslexia, ADHD, autism, dyscalculia, Tourette’s, dyspraxia or one of the many other conditions that fall under the umbrella of Neurodivergence.
This allows conversations to start about Neurodiversity and how it can affect different people, gives space to help educate those who may not have had the opportunity to learn, and indicates the space is safe for Neurodivergent folk.
“As our team is around 80% (ish) Neurodivergent and supports over 150 Neurodivergent business owners through Access to Work, as well as over 100 young people through our Learn Grow Thrive programme, we love having this visual display in our HQ (and café). It lets people who wander in for a cuppa know that they are safe and supported and that they can unmask and be themselves in our space. “
A massive thank you to our umbrella sponsors and the people of Consett who come in to chat about the brollies!
