The Climb of Life

Nadia and Katie Clarke 2015

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Dare to Dream

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My Dream

I have many dreams and I hope one day

some or all of my dream comes true

�Go to University

�Move to London and live independently

�Meet new people and experience new

opportunities

�Travel the World

�Have a relationship, maybe children!

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The View at the Top

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What does the view look like?

� I might not ever see the view at the top!

� I can only imagine it is a happy exhilarating view

� However, I am sure it will be a view full of barriers and challenges

� All I imagine is clouds, so thick I cant make my way through them on my own without my Rucksack full of equipment

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Basecamp

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Equipment

Electric

wheelchair

communication

aid

Being Prepared

Research, plan,

risk taking,

being organised

Staying strong

Bouncing back

Funding

Self financing

Good

communication

Interpreters and

being listened

to

Learning

from the

experience

and finding

out what is

important to

me

Good support

Personal Assistants,

friends, dogs, family

Self belief and

determination

Positive

thinking

Living for now

Meeting

people

To help on

the way

Good health

Physical and

mentally

Sunshine and travel

trying new things

Happiness

Sense of

humour

Laughter and

joy

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Steep Accent

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Obstacles on the way

� Nothing is simple! Even the smallest of tasks feel huge

� Having the right form of communication and people who sign

� Finding a place for me with a good community

� My freedom is dependent on the support I have

� Having the same rights as everyone else and putting that into

practice

� My life choices depends on having a budget and money

� Keeping healthy and strong

� Being able to further my education

� Having 7 Social Workers who don’t really know me

� Continuous assessments

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Nearly there!

Things that me keep me

strong?

� Being able to make my own choices and knowing my own mind

� Having a team of Personal Assistants who know how to

communicate to a high standard and who believe in me

� My family, friends and dogs

� My health

� Holidays

� Having fun and being a bit crazy!

� Financial control

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Enjoying the journey to the top

� Gigs and music festivals

� Interviewing bands

� Paid work

� Trips to London

� Campaigning

� Nights out

� Weekends away and holidays/coach surfing!

� College and further education

� Writing blogs and using social media

� Family times

� Team of Personal Assistants

� Meeting friends

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Reaching the top

� Who knows how thick the clouds will be

� When I reach the top of the mountain I can only

imagine that things look clearer than I once

thought.

� The large clouds will disappear and turn into a

ripple, I will then ride the waves of uncertainty,

with my rucksack on my back, filled with

positivity, passion for life and love.

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Mum’s final words

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Thank you for listening

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