| Mission. A summary of the long-term change or difference we want to make. |
Impact. The broader and longer-term changes relating to our mission. |
- To enhance the lives of children and adults with learning disabilities through the use of multi-sensory books.
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- The inclusion of people with learning disabilities in genuinely accessible learning, social and leisure activities.
- Advancing learning, in particular communication, for people with learning disabilities.
- The inclusion of people with severe and profound intellectual and physical disabilities in the appreciation of literature.
- Improved quality of life for people with learning disabilities.
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| Specific Aims. The benefits or changes we are trying to achieve. |
Outcomes. The changes or benefits that take place as a result of our work relating to our specific aims. |
- To develop the emotional perception of children and adults with learning disabilities.
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- Heightened and extended level of arousal and interest.
- Increased awareness of, and empathy with, emotional experiences.
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- To motivate children and adults with learning disabilities to engage with objects and materials, and their peers.
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- Increased attention, recognition and anticipation.
- Increased enjoyment and engagement.
- Increasing awareness of peers.
- Improved interaction and communication skills.
- Increased motivation to explore objects and materials.
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- To develop the language, communication and motor skills of children and adults with learning disabilities.
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- Greater communication of enjoyment and pleasure.
- Greater physical involvement with story resources.
- Improved ability to make a choice and/or carry out simple instructions.
- Increased understanding of sharing and turn taking.
- Improved motor skills.
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- To enable professional workers and parent/carers in contact with people who have a learning disability to make use of tactile and multi-sensory books.
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- Increased awareness of the benefits of multi-sensory story-telling technique.
- Improved communication with people who have learning disabilities.
- An opportunity to work with others e.g. parents working with teachers.
- Increased awareness and confidence for those not in regular contact with people who have learning disabilities e.g. librarians.
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- To enable service users to be involved in story development and production.
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- Improved fine motor skills.
- Development of workshop knowledge e.g. how tools work and which tasks they relate to.
- Development of social skills.
- Broader boundary of experience.
- Improved acceptance of being touched (people with learning disabilities often develop an aversion to touch) and of handling tools and materials.
- Increased pride in achievements.
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| Objectives. The methods or activities by which we achieve our aims. |
Outputs. The work generated by the charity relating to our objectives. |
- To promote Multi-Sensory Storytelling Technique within the academic, library and special educational fields.
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- Articles in journals.
- Attendance at specialist exhibitions.
- Providing workshops at conferences.
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- To develop a range of developmentally appropriate literature for children and adults with severe and profound and multiple learning disabilities.
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- New child stories.
- New teenager/adult stories.
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- To produce story-packs to a high standard.
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- To organise a programme of storytelling sessions across the UK.
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- To train professional workers and parent/carers in the learning disability field as storytellers.
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- To provide story production work experience opportunities to adults with learning disabilities.
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