Clare translates ‘A Good Life’ into Braille

17/04/18 |

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Clare from our services in Lancashire recently translated the poem ‘A Good Life’ by Adrian Kennedy, inspired by training delivered by Sam Sly into braille and read out 2 paragraphs at our staff Welcome Day.

Clare is currently taking braille classes with fantastic support from Holly, her support worker who actively takes part in the classes along with Clare. A tremendous amount of work was put into the translation from Clare; she was so incredibly proud of her work and we are too!

It was very emotional and brought a tear to everyone’s eyes as it was such a fantastic moment. Thank you to Clare for her great work.

 

‘A Good Life’ by Adrian Kennedy

Hands of, it’s my home!

I don’t have a Rota blue-tacked to my wall

I don’t expect to find one, anywhere at all

If the telephone is ringing, I pick up to see who calls

I don’t have great big posters about slips and trips and falls

 

I decide what happens, when I do to bed, or eat

I decide who enters in, which people I will greet

I decide on furniture, which bed, which bath, which seat

I decide the temperature and when to turn up the heat

 

All the things around my house, they belong to me

I don’t have strangers coming in, changing channels on TV

All the post I get is opened by the addressee

I have dominion in my castle, I have my privacy.

 

I don’t use my home for meetings, training or interviews

The colours in my carpet are my favourite chosen hues

All records kept about me are accurate and true

And, if I really want to, I will own 100 shoes!

 

I will make my choices, I will make my own decisions

And any plan I make contains my own wishes and visions

Any person in my home is only here from my permission

No office do I have here, no rules and no restrictions

 

I decide who to employ to a vacant situation

I decide on where I want to store my medication

I have the right to keep my mother out of my accommodation

And I don’t need to have a weekly fire evacuation

 

No risk assessments stop me from trying something new

I make my own mind up about everything I do

When I need support I will let u know if it is you

Hands off, it’s my home- or Sam Sly and I will sue.