October 2024

‘My Home’ with the National Archives

For the last two years, Bexley Mencap’s Respect Group have been working with The National Archive on a special online project called My Home. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/outreach/my-home/ https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/my-home-and-our-partnership-with-arts-in-care-homes/ The aim of the project is so that care services can use multi-sensory activities and resources associated with the home as a way of engaging with care centre residents

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Fashion Week fun!

On 13th September, four members of Bexley Mencap’s self advocacy Respect group took part in an amazing fashion show as part of London Fashion week. All the models had learning disabilities and were part of a Beyond Words book club. Beyond Words Book Club co-creates word free picture stories for people with learning disabilities with

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