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Getting into art

01 July 2007

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Since 2000, Intoart artists have been working together to develop arts education projects working with people with learning disabilities. These support a framework...

If you go down to the woods today…

01 March 2008

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…You might bump into us one day: Ty-Gwyn Special School’s ‘Forest School Gang’. Our teacher, Louise Pearce, drags us all out to the forest every Tuesday, even when...

Compass: giving direction

01 October 2008

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Based in Ballymoney, County Antrim, the charity Compass Advocacy Network Ltd provides the only independent user-led advocacy service in Northern Ireland. The charity...

Happy vibe at new dance gigs

01 July 2009

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SEVEN PEOPLE with learning disabilities have formed an events promotion team in Sheffield. The Starbar promotions team is made up of four individuals who have...

Coming of age

01 April 2010

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IN JANUARY, the dance company Corali celebrated its 21st anniversary, by putting on various performances at the Tate Modern. Members were also marking a shift in how...

Taking charge

01 December 2002

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For most 14-year-olds making the transition into adulthood offers many exciting choices. They might ask questions such as: ‘Where will I go to college?’ ‘Where will...

Wednesday night is football night

01 December 2003

Learning Disability Practice

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For a group of young and not so young people in the Moray area, Wednesday night is football night. Kits are packed and all roads lead to the Elgin Community Centre....

All together now:

01 July 2003

Learning Disability Practice

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My name is Wendy Perez. Paul Adeline, Gary Butler and I are training advisers with learning disabilities and we teach medical students, psychiatrists, and other...

Football fever

01 September 2005

Learning Disability Practice

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Earlier this year, Harrow Mencap received a generous grant of £57,919 from the Football Foundation. The money will be used to increase footballing opportunities for...

Tales of route versatile and talented performer, rode pillion on a Harley down Route 66, which 66

01 May 2006

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On the Verge has been described as a ‘captivating tale of a man, a Harley and his epic journey down the main street of America’. Written by Mike Kenny, the one-man...