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PAMIS are delighted to have received funding from Shared Care’s, Better Breaks fund, for their 2020 programme, Great Days Out, (Festivals and Events). Resources will be developed by PAMIS to further support events and festivals across Scotland, to create inclusive activity programmes for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their families to enjoy a great day out!.
Creative arts group, ‘The Arts End of Somewhere’ have written and created a multi-sensory version of this local tale from Dumfries and Galloway. They will be performing it at Big Dog, a children’s festival brought to you by Wigtown Festival Company. The festival is online this year and The Arts End of Somewhere will be online on Monday 27th April. The story and a guide to making the props for the story will be available to download from the Virtual Activity Programme page on the PAMIS website following the festival.
In this story Shehzad has captured the excitement of going to the zoo for the day with his brother. The story is a joyful soundscape where you can imagine the sounds the animals make. They invite you to share their day at the zoo. Why not try making the noise of the birds and animals as you read the story.
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Good postural care can help with swallowing and communicating.
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PAMIS volunteer Judy has created some more sensory activities to keep you busy.
Passive Yoga for people with PMLD
Mum Pat Graham has decided to write a poem about her reflections on love at this difficult time. The poem is a poignant reminder of the people who are often invisible and overlooked in society. If you have any thoughts or reflections on life at this time that you wish to share on the blog please feel free to send them to; [email protected].
This resource has been designed to offer collage creating for relaxation. It also includes a poem that was written especially for Tenstmuir in Fife and performed at the Stanza Poetry Festival in St Andrews early in 2020. The poem introduces multi-sensory elements that can be created to bring the landscape to life.
The PITL (Promoting Inclusion, Transforming Lives) International Conference attracted a large number of national and international delegates to Dundee and Angus over 3 days in June 2017.
As a result of this conference the Inclusive Ambassador and Mentor Programme was launched. Following on from that, the Inclusive Learning Journey is a new project which connects venues through the use of storytelling. This is currently being piloted in Dundee, Angus and Fife. Contact us for more information.
Dates: June 2019
More information: www.pitl.org.uk