STAR WARS PLEA - CAN YOU HELP ?
Hi my name is Jonathan Lucia-wright ( J-J ) I run a volunteer service with my wife enabling
people with a dual sensory loss ( both Deaf AND blind ) and other
disabillities to access entertainment and popular culture.
I use
days out and experiences to create memories and smiles and
motivation and hopefully encourage the people that i work with to
live life rather than just exist.
My previous line of work was in
the entertainment business for 13 years as a children\'s
entertainer/comic - so my approach to this line of work is somewhat
unconventional! In 2003 i decided to put my talents to better use
and changed my audience - a decision which I am very proud of.
I now
use comedy / humor to help stimulate and motivate the people that I
work with using toys, puppets, Magic and objects of refferance and
other various techniques. I have clowned with Deafblind people all
over the world - Russia, Texas, Holland I also was invited on a
clown trip with patch Adams (you may have seen the film?) Clowning
around in hospitals, psychiatric wards and orphanages. It was a life
changing experience, and its amazing what difference laughter can
make.
90% of the people I work with cannot see OR hear. Their ages
range from 15 through to 85. Some have been deaf or blind from
birth, while others have gradually lost their sight or hearing with
old age, or for various other reasons. As a result of their loss,
they are unable to access information in the way we do, through
newspapers, television ,theatre or radio - so usually the most
simple of things go undiscovered for years - or never at all. I use
my talents to enable my service users to access any form of
entertainment which they once loved and now sadly cannot access.
Using the aid of sign language, props, toys, meet and greets and
touch tours my clients can enjoy an evening as much as anybody else
Why i am writing is i am in the process of collecting a few star
wars props, masks etc as i have been doing various
sessions where i have been interpreting the star wars films with a
group of other interpreters and we stop along the way and use toys,
objects of reference to help explain the story We have has some fantastic support from the U.K Garrison
plus some amazing opportunitys give to us by Lucas film
where we was aloud to feel REAL PROPS.
God bless David Iskra
and Warwick davis ( Wicket the Ewok ) who has met several of
the guys who i worked with and has been felt !
and Warwick davis who has met several of
the guys who i worked with and has been felt ! It was suggested that
i wrote to other companies to see if anyone would be ablt to donate
anything - large or small, it did not even have to be in perfect
condition, as it will be for feeling. if you have anything lying
around that you would like to donate i would be very grateful and i
would add your company name to our sponsor list on my website
People help by donating items and experiences and I pass these on and
collect the smiles
If you would like any more information, or even
just a chat please don\'t hesitate to contact me as I understand
that I could be any tom dick or Harry! I am available
via email:
extremeclowning@hotmail.co.uk
or my mobile number is 07967 017 021
To find out more about my work have a look at my website
Thank you for taking the time to
read this I hope to hear from you soon
Jonathan lucia-wright ( j-j )
Creative support worker/clown doctor
Enabling people with a dual sensory loss to access entertainment and popular culture
Thank you
www.Jedi-Robe.com
for donating a Darth Vader mask
Thank you
www.Jedi-Robe.com
for donating a Darth Vader mask
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