Lived Experience and Happiness Advisory Committee (LEHAC)

The Lived Experience and Happiness Advisory Committee (LEHAC) is Good Sammy’s dedicated consumer reference group. It plays a vital role in offering genuine insights and advice on matters related to disability and creating a happy, inclusive workplace.

What LEHAC Does:

LEHAC meets every two months and is chaired by Good Sammy’s Executive Manager of Quality and Safeguarding. The committee includes up to 12 members who represent employees with disabilities, as well as their families and support networks.

LEHAC gives a voice to people with disability and lived experience, enabling them to:

• Help shape organisational policies and practices in line with Good Sammy’s values and workplace culture.
• Share feedback and suggestions from across the organisation and provide guidance on putting improvements into action.
• Support the mission and contribute to achieving Good Sammy’s strategic goals.

LEHAC ensures that the voices of those with lived experience are heard, respected, and integrated into the heart of Good Sammy’s work.

Join the Lived Experience and Happiness Advisory Committee

You can nominate to join LEHAC if you are an employee of Good Sammy who identifies with having a disability, or you are a member of their families and/or support networks.

Contact Samantha Berglin, Executive Manager Quality and Safeguarding for more information: [email protected]

Statement of Lived Experience of Disability

A key LEHAC initiative in 2025 has been the co-design of a Statement of Lived Experience of Disability to be shared at events and visually represented throughout Good Sammy.

At Good Sammy, we acknowledge people with disability and respect their experiences.

We believe everyone is equal.

We are thankful for the people at Good Sammy, and for those who love and care for people with disability.

Every disability is different. Sometimes it can be seen, and sometimes it can’t.

We see the whole person — not just the disability.

We know people with disability work hard: to reach goals, to face unfair treatment, and to stay strong every day — even when others don’t understand.

We celebrate inclusion, independence, and joy.

We support people to grow at their own pace and to feel they truly belong — at work, in the community, and in life.

Together, we can live, learn, and achieve great things.