We planned to balance out the differences in competences in the international work. There was no difference in our skills between "disabled" and "able-bodied" - for example, our blind partner speaks a very high level of English, while her "able-bodied" group leader partner, who started out as a mother of several children, needed just the right amount of routine as a group leader in a foreign language environment. Our member with administrative tasks also needs to be aware of the the specificities of mixed-participation groups, the special rules of communication with participants as well as the member of the board of the organisation who is responsible for the development of lectures and training programmes.
Our association's specific ways of working, introducing mixed ability groups with a body awareness focus, creating mixed ability creative spaces, working with people with disabilities (group) leaders require specific knowledge and competences from our staff. The international opening of our organisation in recent years has also highlighted the need to develop the competences of individual members, to reduce and even out differences in language and physical skills, as a key to develop our group work and acheving the highest standards in international cooperation.