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Blog | 16 June 2025

Do You Value Me? A Learning Disability Week blog

by Dorothy MD

Dorothy (44) lives in United Response supported living housing in the East of England and is one of the Our Life Stories interviewers.

Blog | 16 June 2025

Do You Hear Me? A Learning Disability Week blog

by Olivia Quigley

Olivia (29) is a musician, singer and songwriter supported by United Response. She has had her story recorded as part of Our Life Stories and is currently producing a song for the project.

Blog | 17 March 2025

Learning disability history: acceptance

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As part of our oral history project, our media contributor Donna Harrison is researching notable historical figures to help us reflect on how attitudes and treatment of people with learning disabilities have changed over the centuries.

Blog | 17 December 2024

Behind the scenes of Our Life Stories

by Matthew Campbell

Matthew Campbell, who manages The Enterprise (our activity hub) in Richmond and our community support team, is supporting the Our Life Project by coordinating the interviews in the south of the country. He has worked at United Response for 10 years

Blog | 03 December 2024

Learning disability history: Temple Grandin

by Donna Harrison

As part of our oral history project, media contributor Donna Harrison is researching notable historical figures to help us reflect on how attitudes and treatment of people with learning disabilities have changed over the centuries.

Blog | 16 October 2024

Learning disability history: feeling invisible

by Donna Harrison

As part of our oral history project, media contributor Donna Harrison is researching notable historical figures to help us reflect on how attitudes and treatment of people with learning disabilities have changed over the centuries.

Blog | 04 June 2024

Why I’m interviewing people with learning disabilities and autistic people about their life story

by Donna Harrison

Donna Harrison, interviewer for Our Life Stories, shares why she wanted to take part in our one-of-a-kind oral history project.

Blog | 22 December 2023

Our Life Stories: documenting the voices and histories of people with learning disabilities and autism

by Charlotte Moore

Charlotte Moore, Project Co-ordinator for Our Life Stories, introduces our two-year oral histories project, co-produced with people we support and supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

News | 28 September 2023

Announcing ‘Our life stories’ oral history project curated by people with learning disabilities, thanks to National Lottery players

As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, United Response is launching ‘Our life stories’, an exciting oral history project supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.