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                                       Learning Disabilities

I first became involved in learning and behavioural difficulties through some joint arts/drama work at a local hospital in the late 1980's. Since then I ran Drama Space a weekly workshop for learning disabled clients in Birmingham for two years. I then went on to run drama classes for learning disabled clients in Dudley and Walsall.

In 1995 I was asked to help set up 'Open Stage' a weekly drama group for adult clients  with learning disabilities with volunteers from the community. The group has been running successfully since then in Wordsley near Stourbridge in the West Midlands. I gave up running the group in 2004 but the group continues on a weekly basis wit over 30 members relatives carers and volunteers who turn up each week.

Open Stage Member having fun!

Junior Open Stage- Orchard Partnership

I was also fortunate to be asked to help set up a junior version of Open Stage (8-16) in February 2002 lead by The Orchard Partnership, a local charity set up to work with children with disabilities and emotional and behavioural problems. Orchard have now received a £1 million lotteries grant and have set up their own centre and run the project in conjunction with Kids a national children's charity.

For further details call UK: 01384 897489

For further information on dramatherapy and learning disabilities visit my dramatherapy page, where you will find two of my published articles in Adobe Reader format.

'Devalued children and adults have, with a few shining historical exceptions, received the worst schools, the worst teachers, the worst medicine, the worst hospitals and homes and little pioneering treatment.' 

Valerie Sinason - 'Mental Handicap & The Human Condition'