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Name: | Amber Sims |
Age: | 20 |
Year of the Fix: | 2014 |
Location: | Midsomer Norton, Somerset |
Campaign: | To create a better understanding between adults and young people |
Some adults have a very negative view of young people and often know nothing about what it’s like to be young and have a learning difficulty.
My team and I want to change this.
We want to start discussions that will help adults better understand young people like us.
We’ve all had negative experiences in the past, where an adult member of our community has left us feeling uncomfortable or misunderstood.
Perhaps they’ve felt sorry for us, or ignored us completely.
With Fixers, we want to come up with a training programme to deliver to adults in positions of authority, who interact with young people every day.
We hope this will improve relations between the generations.
Here is a list of Fixers helping me with my Fix:
Jessie McConnell | Sinead Wenn |
Max Williams | Calvin Ellis |
Jade Barret | Jess Milsom |
Lauren Holvey | Rebecca Seymour |
Steven Seymour |
One of the senior youth workers at BANES Youth Service has supported our Fix. She has helped us coordinate with Fixers throughout our project.
March 2014
We held our first training session at the Peasedown Youth Hub on Thursday 6th March.
We delivered our presentation to 25 adults and received the following positive feedback:
Local teacher: ‘It was amazing to see how organised and dedicated the group were and how well they communicated.’
Local councillor: ‘The group have obviously thought hard about what to put in their training package. It has made me aware that society does not always support young people with learning difficulties. There is a lot that needs to be done in the workplace to make jobs accessible to young people with disabilities.’
Fixer Amber Sims and her team
The Fixers work on their project
Chelsie Brown
Fern Lulham
Tilly and Bella
Olivia G
Hannah Baker
Jo Quinn
Sam Womack
Ethan Mcinally
Jack H
Becky Thorn
Alexandra Garrick
Ben Simms
Mary-Anne White and Lucy Wills
Meghann
Liam Thomas
'Ben'
Timothy Cranfield
Hannah Carter
Mason Latey
Lauren Taylor
Jade Kingdom
Sam Barakat
Me and my friends want young people to know that calories aren't the enemy!