29/05/2025
Team Kerr rolling on Continental GP4Seasons 🙌🙌
Why does inclusion matter so much to us?
The world isn’t built for adults with complex needs.
If you are an adult with a mild/moderate learning disability there are various clubs, organisations, and possibly job opportunities once you leave school, but for those with complex needs the only option is to attend a day centre. We explored this for Aaron, but he made it clear that he wasn’t comfortable, and if we are being honest, neither were we, but understand that it works for some, and often may be the only option.
We have created our own opportunities & experiences for Aaron since then, achieving a lot with very limited resources. Ice skating, theatre, cinema, swimming to name just a few, all trying to give Aaron the best quality of life. It is never easy as the majority of time we are the only ones attending, with all eyes on us. Sadly, adults with complex needs are viewed & treated very differently to children with complex needs. It has taken time, but we have learnt to manage any negativity that comes our way.
Running has really opened up Aaron’s world, enabled him to be very much part of the community and given him confidence to try these new things. We feel lucky that we are in a position to be able to do these with Aaron as not all adults with complex needs will have this level of support and that is why we feel so strongly about inclusion. Aaron, and others in a similar position have the right to participate in life alongside everyone else, enjoying all it has to offer without fear.
It is easy to hide indoors, we completely understand why people do and have often felt this ourselves in the past, isolated and vulnerable, but we decided that if things have a chance of changing for people with complex needs then the only way to do that is to step outside of our comfort zone and be visible.
That is why inclusion matters to us 💚
