Communities Support Solution
Cwm Taf People First
As part of our communities’ co-design programme in 2024, BIHR partnered with Cwm Taf People First to co-design a human rights support solution. Our organisations have worked together to create a human rights card game for people with learning disabilities. The game takes real life stories provided by Cwm Taf People First with the aim of the game being for players to decide which human rights apply to each story.
Please use and share this resource with anyone who could benefit from knowing their rights or the rights of people they support.
Collaborating with Cwm Taf People First
Cwm Taf People First is a self-advocacy charity run by and for people with learning disabilities who live in the areas of Rhondda-Cynon-Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen. Their aim is to empower people with learning disabilities to have greater voice, choice and control over their lives and to challenge prejudice and discrimination through training, education and support.
This resource was made in collaboration with the members of Cwm Taf People First over the course of six months. It includes real life stories and issues that have been provided by the group that cover the human rights issues that people with learning disabilities face in their communities.
The Resource
Here is just a small preview of some of the resource pages:
Working with Cwm Taf People First
Working with Cwm Taf People First has been an exciting experience. As an organisation they are always thinking out of the box, with their own radio station and podcast, organising events such as music festivals, and making TikToks and writing songs about human rights. We are pleased that we were able to work with them to make a human rights game.
Cwm Taf People First had the idea of making a game where they could learn about their human rights. We worked together to think about how best to make the game so that it is fun, but also informative. Cwm Taf People First shared some games that they enjoyed, as well as their own stories and gameplay tips so we could make the game work for them.
We hope that this game can provide a fun and accessible way for people with learning disabilities around the UK to be able to learn about their human rights and to think about how they apply to our day-to-day lives.
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