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FEBRUARY/MARCH 2022
Lottery boost for city’s amputee group
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MUSEUM’S BEST MUMMY S IT’S CELEBRATION time for Liverpool’s amputee group ACSIL, who have received a £40,000 grant from the National Lottery Community Fund. The funding enables the group to continue providing support and advice to people affected by amputations. Peter Walthew, 65, the charity’s treasurer, joined the Amputees and Carers Support in Liverpool group 11 years ago
AM BOWEN combines her talents as a special needs mum and museum professional to help children to enjoy the joys and benefits of culture.
And her efforts to highlight how important museums are to youngsters with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) have landed her a top award. Sam’s work has been recognised by her fellow museum professionals with the Museum Association’s prestigious 2021 Radical Changemaker award. Sam said: “Winning this award is not just a huge achievement for me personally, it recognises that the 8% of the UK child population with SEND matter to museums. “My own child, Lucy, has complex needs and requires 24-hour care but visiting museums and galleries provides an enriched setting away from the
after operations to amputate both legs below the knee. “Without the help of ACSIL I don’t know what I would have done. “The help they provided got me through some very dark days. When I first met members of the group, they gave me a new lease of life. I met people in the charity and some had lost both of their legs completely. I said to me wife ‘how
lucky am I?’ because their circumstances were even more difficult than mine. “It turned my life around. From that day I was a different person.” n ACSIL was set up 16 years ago. Support is given to more than 250 members including relatives and carers. They are based at The Breckfield Centre, Breckfield Road North, Liverpool 5. Tel. 0151 261 1166.
home to share new experiences and build memories. “To families like ours, this is invaluable and supports wellbeing and health. It is why, despite facing my own daily challenges, I am passionate about supporting others and making a difference in any way I can.” In December 2020, Sam was awarded a project grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Arts Council England to create an advice website for museums. www.SENDinMuseums.org.uk goes live at the end of the year.
n Sam also runs online training for museums across the UK as well as speaking at national conferences. She is the author of the Special Schools and Museums Toolkit – www.southeastmuseums.org/ Special-Schools-and-MuseumToolkit/
CHANGEMAKERS: Sam and daughter Lucy
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