HOW TO MAKE YOUR SALON WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE- a few tips how I do - with a portable basin, a fold out ramp, a bucket for water to wash into, and if you don’t have an accessible bathroom, you can find a neighbour close by that does! 👌 I love doing Bree’s hair and I thought it was important to make this video to inspire more salons how easy it can be to be an inclusive wheelchair accessible space , providing comfort and making it easy for your disabled clients to get their hair done! I used @manicpanicnyc on Bree’s hair and we loveeeee the result ! Also, just take it slow, even with our neurodivergent clients, clients on the spectrum, even clients with anxiety - and ask if people need a break in between to make the process easier and better for the client. It makes people comfortable knowing the hair dresser is willing to take the time and understand the clients needs… hair salons can be really overwhelming sensory wise , as-well as the actual hair dressing part of it or changing looks / feeling like you have a new identity. Sometimes clippers can be overhelming, the bristles of a brush on the scalp , hair washing , or the music can be too loud and overstimulating…. Sensory overload! I have fidget toys for anxiety too. Bree suffers with chronic pain, so as well as taking her medication before, during and after to relieve pain whilst in the salon, she will grab an extra chair to pop her leg up to relieve her pain if need be too, so it’s important to pay extra attention to your clients needs with a disability or that may be experiencing pain and just politely check if there’s anything that they need while they’re in your space while they’re in and through prior discussion . 🫶💓 #disability #disabled #wheelchair #accessible #inclusivity #inclusive #happy #smile #hair #hairdye #hairgoals #unicornhair #hairart #hairartist #hairartistry #wow #amazing #joyful #positivity #feelgood #lookgood #accessibility #wow #powerofpositivity #hairtutorial #hairsalon
@NAK Hair made it possible to go to Galiwin’ku to do hair for this beautiful indigenous communitiy using @ManicPanicNYC #hairdye #haircolor #hairart #hairartist #hairdresser #hairstyles #wow #epic #smiles #happy #happiness #joy #wow #omg #amazing #giving #joy #smiles #smiling
This year, on Good Friday we are flying back to Galiwin'ku via Darwin with Jetstar and Air North ( on a 20 seater plane). This time there is 4 of us going!! (which means more hairdressers available to help do hair for First Nations community) We received enough funding for 3 of us ( with accommodation and flight expenses), so one of us still needs the flights covered to be able to forfeit the time off throughout easter and help to do 1 week of hair colouring on the island. The joy this brings the Yolngu people is priceless, they absolutely loved having the choice of hair colour and feeling pampered and having access to hair coloring, freedom of expression and a service that is not available on Elcho Island. Every donation to the value of $20 will put you in the draw to win the very first wig that I ever painted, in 2018 ( 7 years ago ) it was originally auctioned for a charity to raise money for cancer research in San Antonio , Texas , USA , a Melbourne drag queen Leasa Mann bought it, and has recently donated it back with the intention that it goes towards helping an Indigenous community, so we are using it as an insentive for people to donate to this fundraiser. You can donate here : https://tr.ee/E-Y9uUfSu5 There is a strong pride family in Galiwin'ku , aswell as Sistagirls and Brothaboys (trans people in community) and the Galiwinku Women's Space runs a pride night weekly as a safe space. I cant wait to do everyones hair and be back in community, it's an honour to be there, and we love providing hair colouring for the people. #hairdye #firstnations #positivity #indigenous #wow #beautiful #epic #happy #smiles #smiling #joy #happiness
It’s been SUCH a good week volunteering in Galiwin’ku - we have loved EVERY hour that we have done hair here on Elcho Island.. all 60 hours that we did in 6 days in a row-( 10 hours a day), in the Northern Territory, East Arnhemland Australia ! #hairdye #haircolor #hairdresser #indigenous #firstnations #yolngu #darwin #northernterritory #hairdye #haircolorist #haircoloring #wow #amazing #epic #happy #happiness #joy #smiles #haircoloring #unicornhair #firstnations #poc #wow #amazing #feelgood #unicornhair #hairdresser #hair #aboriginal