
Great Interactions
- Publisher
- Dewi Lewis Publishing
- Year
- 2016
- ISBN
- 9781907893865
- Specifications
- Clothbound Hardcover
31.5 x 23 cm
180 pages
About 150 images
Interview by David Campany
Afterword by Sophie Howarth
Profits from the sale of the book are donated to MacIntyre
There are around 1.5 million people in the UK with a learning disability and 700,000 with autism. Photographer Polly Braden has spent two years working with just a few who are supported by MacIntyre *, a charity that provides more than 1500 children and adults with learning, support and care. Her photographs look at the everyday moments, achievements and milestones. The subject is complex but the aim is simple: to highlight everyday interactions and life-changing experiences. These are stories about the barriers faced in life, but they are also inspiring, often filled with moments of achievement in things which once seemed difficult if not impossible – from finding employment or using public transport to gaining a measure of independence, graduating from high school or getting married. Great Interactions looks to engage decision-makers and the wider public to ensure that people with a learning disability receive the same opportunities as anyone else.