Anand's story
Personal freedom
Anand has been seeing his girlfriend regularly for over thirty years. The trouble is, they are always accompanied by a relative who stays with them until it’s time for Anand to go home. Anand came with his support worker to take part in a Rix Centre multimedia advocacy course.
As a result of creating a multimedia ‘route map’ which he can use on a mobile phone, Anand has been able to convince his family that he can travel safely without them. He can now be alone with his girlfriend for the first time in all those years.
It is a significant change in his quality of life; he also feels more confident in speaking up for himself. The whole experience of saying what he wants through the use of multimedia has given him more personal freedom.
