Staying up late...
I went along to 'Clive' the first of what will be a quarterly club night for young people with learning disabilities.
The dance-floor was the main attraction, with headliners The Fish Police rocking out with tracks including Chicken Nuggets and Japanese Girl. Whilst allcomers had a chance to get involved performing DJ or VJ sets.
Elsewhere carers could relax with a free massage, gamers could play on Nintendo Wii, or interact with sensory toys in the chill-out area.
What really impressed me though where some of the access considerations. Forget large print, it was all about large pictures! You were given a picture map on entry, with the corresponsing pictures printed at each part of the venue (e.g. a drink marking the bar.) Even I didn't get lost (which is saying something!)
With all bases covered, as word spreads I'm sure this night can only grow and even more people will be staying up late!
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Clive seems like a nice place to be, and I would love to see it one day. The aim would be to see how it is setup and operated so that an "improvised" version may be setup in where I come from. I have an interest in things like that because I am a volunteer at a centre which looks after children with ADHD disorder - which also have an element of learning disability it in.
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AnneSiaw: You might want to contact Heart'N'Soul who organise this night, to see if they can offer you any advice.
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Clive came back for 31 Jan 09 artdepot but don't worry the night will be back soon...
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