This video showcases the Arts Connect programme run by Culture Shift in East Sussex and how they model good co-production with people with learning disabilities (the Arts Ambassadors). The Arts Ambassadors also work with the University of Brighton on resilience research and co-present this to academics, practitioners and others.
Co-production with young people with learning disabilities
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Make your Mark
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