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Growing Wild: The pandemic through the eyes of a poet with learning disabilities

Sent to us by Clare. Click on this file to read the poems...

STILL, HERE: An Audio Tour Made By People with Learning Disabilities

This is a photo story by Sue, who went on the tour. The STILL, HERE tour started on 13th September 2020 and finished on 31st October...

Touching but Untouched: Visiting Joey

This post originally appeared on the Byline Times website on 1 July 2020. Yesterday, we saw Joey for the first time since early March. We...

Celia and Adrian’s Story

This post originally appeared on the UCL website. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused the UK population to live in uncertainty, fear and...

Wedding Anniversary in Lockdown

I would have enjoyed lockdown much more if my husband was here. For me the lockdown was a lonely time as Ron died at the beginning. I...

Sebbie's Random Acts of Kindness

This story was submitted by Sebbie with help from his mum. Sebbie, a teenager with learning disabilities, has performed a random Acts of...

Ron Going To Hospital

On his birthday, which was 7th April 2020, I gave my husband Ron his presents and he really liked them very much. He thanked me very...

Kristian's Story: My Life During Coronavirus

This post is from the My Life My Choice blog. Click this link to read the original post which includes easy read pictures. My name is...

Life in Lockdown: Lucy, October 2020

This post originally appeared on the All Wales People First blog. How am I feeling today? Feeling better than I was on Monday. I can feel...

Laptops and the Things I've Learned About Them

This post is from the My Life My Choice blog. Click this link to read the original post which includes easy read pictures. Hi, my name is...

Life in Lockdown: Sophie, September 2020

This post originally appeared on the All Wales People First blog. I’m having to isolate for 14 days from today, because I’m going into...

Nothing About Us Without Us

By Simone Aspis (People 1st member) The Government have weakened people with learning difficulties rights to education, health and care...

Shaun's Story: My Life During Coronavirus

This post is from the My Life My Choice blog. Click this link to read the original post which includes easy read pictures. Hi! My name is...

Listen to Joey: How the Most Vulnerable Can Show Us the Way in this Crisis

Stephen Unwin shares his experience of not being able to see his son Joey due to the COVID-19 outbreak and what he believes Joey can...

Kate’s Coronavirus lockdown blog: Finding activities and things to do

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Kate’s Coronavirus lockdown blog: How life has changed from before the coronavirus lockdown started

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Carrie's Lockdown Poem

Lockdown (Carrie) Life is complicated even more now having to stay home. Fears of the unknown and the virus taking lives old and young. I...

Paul and Jackie's Lockdown Experience

(As told to Jan) Jackie says... The best thing is… Our neighbour upstairs cooks us dinner every Thursday. Either sausage or chicken...

Sebastien's Lockdown Story

Edie's Foot Spa Experience