Submit Your Idea

We invite you to contribute your stories and ideas to the I CAN! I WILL! idea library.

You can write about dementia from personal experience – perhaps you have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's or a related disorder, or maybe you are a care partner to someone with the disease. You can share information about innovative programs or events that you think are effective in raising awareness about dementia or in creating a dementia-friendly world. Perhaps there is something you have always wanted to tell a doctor, a carer, a person with dementia or your Alzheimer association – here's your chance to stand up and speak out! No idea or story is too big or too small, and you don't need to decide which book your story should be in; just submit your idea below and we will do the rest.

If you feel more comfortable recording your voice or making a video of yourself speaking, you can include a link to a video on the form below.

Your idea will be posted to the website within 24 hours and you will be emailed with the link to your idea page. We encourage you to share this link with your friends via email, Facebook or Twitter!

One short sentence describing your idea.

(whatever information you are comfortable making public). For example:

  • Your name (at least your first name), where you live (town, state/province, country).
  • If you have dementia, what form of dementia (Alzheimer's, Lewy Body, etc.), how long since your diagnosis?
  • If you are a care partner, for whom, how long, what form of dementia?
  • If you are a professional in the field of dementia, what do you do and where?

You can outline your idea and the reasons behind it; perhaps you are basing your activity on your own personal experience. If you think that talking about your personal experience will help someone else to understand and implement your idea, then please provide as much information as you feel comfortable.

For example, is your idea targeted to a person with dementia, a doctor, an activity director? This doesn't mean your idea is restricted to only being done by that type of person; this information just helps us categorize your idea and make it easier to find on the website.

Contact information

Please consider uploading a photo or two to help illustrate your idea. Acceptable formats are GIF, JPEG and PNG. Multiple photos can be uploaded in ZIP format. Maximum size is 2MB. You can also email photos directly to standupspeakout2011@gmail.com

Everything you submit on this form may be made public, including your contact details.
 
By submitting this form, you are agreeing that your contribution may be shared and adapted by anyone, providing it is attributed to you (according to the the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license).
 
If you are having trouble using this form or would rather submit your idea using e-mail, please e-mail us at standupspeakout2011@gmail.com.
 

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