Voices talk, hands write
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1921/gpwk.v17i2.615Keywords:
<i>Groupwork</i>, <i>learning difficulties</i>, <i>creative writing</i>, <i>community publishing</i>, <i>participation, social identity</i>Abstract
People with learning difficulties are generally a marginalised section of the community whose care environment often segregates them from other people. One way of broaching this invisibility is by developing a writing and publishing group which can present at community events and may be a means of educating others. However, such groups can be difficult to sustain.
This article, based in part on a keynote address at the 2006 Groupwork Symposium (Pollard, 2006a), explores the origin and continuing development of a community publishing project with people with learning difficulties in Grimsby. Taking account of the difficulties of recording community based action, it reviews the outcomes 3 years after the initial set up project ceased.
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