The ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ exhibition was about disability acceptance.

I found it very interesting. There was a lot of useful information and it is a positive thing that people are more accepting to people with disabilities now.

I liked the information and the art. I also like that they have got easy reads, sensory toys and ear defenders. These are very helpful for people with autism and sensory needs.

I found the bits about autism most interesting, like the ‘Justice for laughing boy’ quilt. He drowned in an NHS hospital bath in 2013, aged 18, due to neglect. The patches on the quilt were made to offer support and promote the rights of people with learning disabilities.

Plus the ‘Young disabled people can become parents’ poster. Me and Sally would like to have our own child in the future. It will be nice looking after them, taking them to school, and taking them to play activities.

I also liked the ‘Friendships and relationships in easy words and pictures’ booklet. Change is an organisation led by learning disabled people from Leeds. They believe learning disabled people are the experts on the changes needed to lead a good quality of life. Change campaigns for many things, including equal access to employment, healthcare and housing for learning disabled people.

I didn’t like when things weren’t in easy read. Some of it was quite wordy. We did find suitable easy read materials but they were hidden so they took a while to find.

There was an activity where you could write your disability campaign information for others to explore or find out about campaigns you might like to join.

I have been to a lot of museums before such as the Science Museum, Imperial War Museum, Whitworth Art Gallery and the Lowry.

I’ve also been to The People’s Museum before, with my friend Liam for the Venture Arts exhibition where he and Sally were showing their art.

I think other people should go to this exhibition. It’s accessible and they can find out about disability acceptance.

 

About Nolan

Nolan Barratt is a SEND Youth Assistant for Trafford Council, a media contributor for United Response and a spokesperson for our My Vote My Voice campaign. He’s also a cat-lover and he’s really good with computers. In his spare time, Nolan likes listening to music, watching Family Guy and American Dad and going out with friends.