Extreme Clowning
So What do we do?
When we go to a
supermarket and a free sample is offered I am the first in the line
Extreme clowning does
exactly that – it offers a taster of an experience that may have been lost and
could be re-kindled, or it may offer a memory of a completely new experience
which in turn will hopefully stimulate and motivate.
I ask for help and people
like to give it.
I don’t believe that
Deafblind people should have everything free,
But I believe a taster or
a sample of a certain experience
Is the first step – and
then after that it’s up to them.
If people want to donate
stuff for free – I will never refuse.
So what
do we do?
1) We organise
trips, surprises, meet and greets, touch tours.
Hopefully raising a smile
and creating a memory - the trips are for people who feel need them.
Deafblind people come
first unless we feel a certain trip can be put to better use elsewhere with another
disabled person.
2) We enable Deafblind
service users to access the world of entertainment and popular
culture using a mixture of sign language (B.S.L, Deafblind manual, objects
of reference, touch, smell, and taste).
3) We
encourage conversation, and find out about things they may have liked to
do when they could see and hear
(This may give us ideas for
future events)
4) We inform our service users of new supermarket products /food/drink
items that we think they may like.
5) We encourage fun,
playing and laughing!
6)
We inform our service users of events that are happening that we feel that may
be interested in.
7)
We inform service users of recent news and current affairs – and inform them
about what is happening in the world.
9) We
encourage the stay up late campaign and help out at the lava lamp nightclub
which is special nightclub for people with learning disabilities
10] We
contact
Theatrical
agents,
Theatres
Production
companies,
Celebrities,
Designers
Events
co-ordinators
Publishers
Manufacturers
Retailers
etc.
on a daily basis
Anyone
who may be able to help by donating items or experiences which in turn can be
distributed to the appropriate Deafblind person – the one who would benefit
from the subject matter the most.
12) We
supplement our transport costs so the service user is not out of pocket
.
13) We
remain a voluntary service and not a charity to keep the process more friendly
and like family and less clinical and less red tape
14) As
we are not a charity we never ask the general public for money, although people
can donate via our website if they wish to do so
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Myself and my wife are both C.R.B checked
Between
us we hold level 1 in B.S.L
And
have passed our Deafblind awareness training
And
can deliver Deafblind manual up to 50 words per minute
MEET
THE TEAM
JJ Lucia-Wright
Founder
and big chief farty bum of Extreme Clowning
His
mission is to create smiles and memories
Claire
Lucia-Wright
Grown
up side of the management
Who
often keeps the boat a float while JJ is sinking it
Jimmy
O’Hare
Helps
with re-search educational visits and adaptation of magic
These
trips have helped Jimmy so much he is now our guinea pig and helps us rate
different places and trips so they can be used by other Deafblind people
He
is the chief taster, and Deafblind jester!
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