Picture from The Book Club illustrated by Beth AultonWe empower people
through pictures
Our charity co-creates word-free picture stories for people with learning disabilities.
Picture stories are accessible to everyone, whether or not you can read words. Every story we write is co-created with people with lived experience and trialled by people with learning disabilities.
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Longmead Book Club Visit
Katie & Gemma read George Gets Smart and Getting on with Epilepsy with Longmead Book Club and their visitors from St Piers College.
LDE Conference 2025
Katie & Lucy showcased the Book Club in A Box project at the Learning Disability England Conference in Manchester.
Joe and Julie Stop Smoking in York
Emily & Keri-Michelle presented at the Smoking Cessation Conference in York.
Thanks to your support…
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100 new Book Clubs
created since March 2024
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47 people
trained on how to run Book Clubs this academic year
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2 new books
Joe and Julie Stop Smoking and Getting Help with Gas in 2024
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94% of children
in our Open Book study reported improved emotional wellbeing
Your support changes lives
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Julie's story
Julie is the co-author of The Book Club and helps to run her very own Book Club in Kent.
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Wayne's story
Wayne used his own job to inspire him to co-author A Good Day’s Work.
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Nigel's story
Nigel is the co-founder of Beyond Words - and wrote a book with Hugh Grant!
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