Shabang! Inclusive Learning are thrilled to launch a 2013 calendar with a difference.
Shabang! is an arts charity working in Slaithwaite near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, specialising in designing and delivering creative projects for children with additional needs and their families.
Their latest venture is a colourful 2013 calendar which features children and young adults from their projects. Each month?s picture depicts a witty seasonal theme and is accompanied by the appropriate Makaton symbols and signs. Makaton is a sign language designed specifically for children with communication and learning difficulties and so the calendar will be a perfect educational tool for both schools and families.
More importantly Shabang! see the children featured in the calendar as much more than models ? they are role models . Images of people with learning needs are few and far between in the media or in educational resources. Shabang! thought it was about time a positive , happy collection of photographs was produced and a calendar seemed to be the ideal vehicle to bring a series of images together. ?Raising positive awareness and celebrating our children is definitely the name of the game ?says Kim Reuter from Shabang!.
Working alongside photographer Mike Barratt from Frogs Design, Shabang! have created rich backdrops which tell seasonal stories ? from a declaration of love for February?s Valentine?s Day to a summery picnic in July.
The calendar celebrates a range of models from 8 month baby Ella to 18 year old Max and all have additional needs including Down syndrome , autism and complex needs.
Local Huddersfield print firm Brooke and Learoyd have generously donated a proportion of their fee to the Slaithwaite based charity .?When we heard what Shabang were up to we wanted to support them ? the calendar is fantastic idea !? says Tim from Brook and Learoyd .
For more details go to www.shabang.org .uk
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