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Name: | Skillnet Schools Team |
Age: | 21 |
Year of the Fix: | 2013 |
Location: | Kent |
Campaign: | Change perception of people with learning difficulties |
We're a group of people from Thanet, Dover, Shepway and Swale in Kent who want to change how people perceive learning difficulties.
Not everyone in our group has a learning difficulty or disability - LDD for short - but we all want to change how people with learning difficulties are treated.
People with learning difficulties are just like anyone else. Learning difficulties are not barriers to living a fulfilling life.
We've created a short film in a TV game show format, in which we answer questions about learning difficulties. The idea is to change some of the stereotypes people hold about learning difficulties to make people more aware of the realities of living life with a learning disability.
Here is the list of Fixers helping me with my Fix:
Antonio Castaldo Carole Anstee Dawn Streeter Emma Goodburn Freda Aghomons Holly Everett James Penter Joanne Tracey Jon Guilfoyle Laura Fairbank |
Leila Axolib Miles Hood Raymond Waller Rebecca Trower Rebecca Tucker Rosie Houlton Sam Strudwick Sandy Fuller Stewert Cherry William Dixon |
A special thanks to the Birgitte Perdios from the Skillnet Group and support workers Lis Clayson and Elvis Cudjoe, who have helped us with our Fixers project.
July 2013
Since completing our film, we have toured many schools across Kent to make young people aware of the realities of learning difficulties and disabilities. Here we are displaying our Fixers certificates upon completing our screenings.
Feedback from our project has been positive and encouraging, here is what some people have said:
Mr Manuel, Teacher:
'I thought it was very good, very informative, confronting some of the attitudes that we hold, very good.'
Jack, Year 8 Pupil:
'I thought it was really informative.'
Charlotte, Year 8 Pupil:
'It was really interesting.'
December 2012
Filming for our project is completed. See what some of the actors, who star in our Fixers film, had to say about working with us.
Lucie Reagan:
'It was lovely working with Fixers and meeting the people you support. If you have similar projects in the future, please do let me know, as I'd be keen to audition for you and to be involved.'
Rosie Houlton:
'It was lovely to work with such a nice bunch of people and a lovely organisation.'
Antonio Castaldo:
'I had a really lovely time working with you and the Fixers team.'
Jack H
Lauren Taylor
Hannah Baker
Macauley Collinson
Ben Simms
Sam Barakat
Shak & Natasha
Becky Thorn
Shannon Rawlings
Olivia G
Mason Latey
Liam Thomas
'Ben'
Meghann
Timothy Cranfield
Ethan Mcinally
'Kate'
Shano
Chelsie Brown
Mary-Anne White and Lucy Wills
Fixers
Hafsa Ur-Rehman
Becky
Sam Womack