Mon 8 Mar 2010
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Adam celebrated his 18th birthday today. To mark the occasion he had a tour of the city in a stretch limo.
He seems to be getting a liking for champagne. More photos are on the gallery.
Later we took Adam to see the World première of The Undiscovered, an independent film created and performed by people raising funds for their community in Midlothian. We were so impressed we ordered the DVD.
Wed 3 Feb 2010
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The film Adam helped to make on his visit to the BBC last December has now been posted on the BBC’s Your Game web site. It includes his question for Lee Dixon and a clip from his Media Box Boccia film.
Wed 3 Feb 2010
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Last week Adam went to London to meet Ed Balls and Ed Miliband as part of Every Disabled Child Matters campaign to make the main political parties take notice of its ‘Manifesto for Change.’ Adam asked the Eds about cuts in local area spending and discrimination against disabled people in education. See here for EDCM’s report of the meeting.
Wed 23 Dec 2009
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Just days after moving in to our new home in Edinburgh we got snow (and the failure of our heating boiler).
Temperatures have been -2 degrees and below, but we are gradually acclimatising to the Lothian winter weather.
Wed 23 Dec 2009
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Last week Adam and Penny travelled down to London so that Adam could participate in the making of a special programme: Your Game vs Match of the Day. This was his reward for coming first in Media Box film competition with Boccia - Join In.
Adam and other young film makers helped put the programme together and sat in while an edition of Match of the Day was prepared adn broadcast. Not only did he get to meet his friend Gary Lineker again, he also interviewed footballer Lee Dixon.
The programme will be available on the BBC web site early in January 2010.
Sun 29 Nov 2009
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Adam has had his report on being involved in the manifesto produced by Every Disabled Child Matters published in Children & Young People Now.
Tue 10 Nov 2009
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Adam’s new video - ‘Boccia’ - is finished and has been posted on YouTube:
The film was made with the help of York-based KhaoZ Media. Click here for Mike Leigh Cooper’s report.
Tue 22 Sep 2009
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Adam has helped the Every Disabled Child Matters campaign to produce a manifesto for change and a DVD, in which he also features. The DVD will be presented to the Liberal Democrats, Labour and Conservatives party conferences. Adam will be part of the panel presenting the film at the Conservative conference in Manchester.
Wed 12 Aug 2009
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Today Adam received notification from York College of his course results. He has passed his BTEC First Diploma in media studies with a merit grade!
Well done Adam.
Mon 3 Aug 2009
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The York Special Olympic team’s return to the city on Saturday was reported by the local newspaper:
Here are three short video clips from our week at the Special Olympics:
Adam came fourth in his group in the boccia singles competion.
Adam and his team members Jeremy and Paul won gold medals in the boccia team event.
Adam, Eleanor and Penny enjoyed the closing party held in Abbey Park.