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Sparkle this winter by helping us change the lives of learning Disabled children and adults with complex needs through Soundabout’s music making programmes. Your donation will support Disabled people of all ages to access the incredible social, physical, and mental health benefits of music making.
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Beneficiaries
Situation
There are approx. 30,000 learning Disabled children and adults in England with complex support needs (Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities). They face complex barriers such as high medical needs; 20 years lower life expectancy; twice as likely to have poor mental health; barriers to communication; lack of choice and control; inaccessible leisure, arts/cultural, and career opportunities (only 5.1% of learning Disabled adults are in paid work); isolation and poor visibility in society.
Solution
For nearly 30 years, Soundabout has used the universal language of music and sound to create opportunities with Learning Disabled people where they thrive. A wide range of person-centred music making activities in local communities and online improve health and wellbeing, communication, connections with others, self-expression, while bringing increased enjoyment. We celebrate everything individuals can do, following their lead, and amplify their voices in a world where they are rarely heard.
