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Sunflower Lanyards

LucyLandRover

Hello,

I wonder if anyone else has experience of using Sunflower lanyards to help service providers identify people who may need extra help and support? I ask as my local sainsbury's told me about these lanyards and would I like one? I thought it was a good idea but in practice I find it has made little difference as staff are not Autism aware and take no notice of the lanyard but other shoppers do and think I work in the store so then I get asked questions about where to find an item they are looking for which causes me problems as I struggle with the noise of the store and dealing with strangers.

I hope others have a more positive experience as I do think the idea is good in principal but it needs backing up with training.

Leek's king Of Obsolete

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  • As a union equality rep I would like to see this more widely recognised, and I am trying to get my union to recognise this scheme regionally and nationally.  It would help co workers recognise when someone has a hidden disability and that they may need help.  In my workplace there are two of us including me and I am promoting it as a means of staff recognising when our clients may have needs or even just a little more time.

    The scheme seems to be widely known of in Sainsburys and Argos who distribute the lanyards free of charge although there seems to be supply issues.  Also local branch of Marks and Spencers although a local M&S who I spoke to had not heard of it, and had no lanyards although when the customer services looked it up she found they should have had the lanyards from 11 September.

    Some stations have a Disability Lounge, and I have noticed a sunflower logo on the window.  These are quiet and I was able to ask for help getting to the train at Euston before it was announced as ready, being shown to the train before the mad rush.

    So I feel this is a great scheme although at the moment it has few who know of it.  It needs promoting and we could all pay our part in this by emailing the details to businesses, and explaining how it could help, it appears to be run by a company called hidden disabilities,

    www.hiddendisabilities.com

    Those who are on social media could also promote it,  by explaining it there is a poster downloadable which I will add here later, the power of social media must not be underestimated.

    And the distribution of the lanyards appears to be rationed in numbers the shops have, as nowhere locally now has them.  They can be purchased from the organisation above, and I am under the impression that companies are meant to buy them from the organisation and give them away as it is a condition of joining the scheme that they are given away free.  So although they cost only 55p each, a large firm could spend many thousands of pounds putting a sufficient number in all of their outlets so they will no doubt ration the numbers available.

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  • As a union equality rep I would like to see this more widely recognised, and I am trying to get my union to recognise this scheme regionally and nationally.  It would help co workers recognise when someone has a hidden disability and that they may need help.  In my workplace there are two of us including me and I am promoting it as a means of staff recognising when our clients may have needs or even just a little more time.

    The scheme seems to be widely known of in Sainsburys and Argos who distribute the lanyards free of charge although there seems to be supply issues.  Also local branch of Marks and Spencers although a local M&S who I spoke to had not heard of it, and had no lanyards although when the customer services looked it up she found they should have had the lanyards from 11 September.

    Some stations have a Disability Lounge, and I have noticed a sunflower logo on the window.  These are quiet and I was able to ask for help getting to the train at Euston before it was announced as ready, being shown to the train before the mad rush.

    So I feel this is a great scheme although at the moment it has few who know of it.  It needs promoting and we could all pay our part in this by emailing the details to businesses, and explaining how it could help, it appears to be run by a company called hidden disabilities,

    www.hiddendisabilities.com

    Those who are on social media could also promote it,  by explaining it there is a poster downloadable which I will add here later, the power of social media must not be underestimated.

    And the distribution of the lanyards appears to be rationed in numbers the shops have, as nowhere locally now has them.  They can be purchased from the organisation above, and I am under the impression that companies are meant to buy them from the organisation and give them away as it is a condition of joining the scheme that they are given away free.  So although they cost only 55p each, a large firm could spend many thousands of pounds putting a sufficient number in all of their outlets so they will no doubt ration the numbers available.

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