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A child sits supported in a specialist wheelchair, exploring a sand play tray with their feet. Their toes are buried in the sand while colourful light reflections scatter across the surface. Gympanzees branding appears in the corner. Blogs

Building a space where everyone can take part

This Deaf Awareness Week is a chance to highlight the barriers deaf children and young people can face, and what it takes to remove them. ...
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Three people stand smiling in front of a banner with the logos of Gympanzees and Irwin Mitchell. They are wearing matching pink t-shirts. Blogs

The partnership helping bring Gympanzees to life

Celebrating Irwin Mitchell as a Founding Partner As a Founding Partner, Irwin Mitchell have supported Gympanzees from the early stages, helping turn this vision into ...
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Image 1 Person taking a selfie on a rocky mountain summit, wearing a backpack, with a wide landscape view of mountains and water in the background. Image 2 Person standing inside a Gympanzees event tent, smiling and holding a large branded photo frame, with information displays and refreshments visible behind them. Image 3 Person standing indoors by a staircase, with framed portraits visible on the wall behind them. Blogs

The people helping make Gympanzees happen

Gympanzees isn’t just an idea anymore. It’s being built.  And behind it is a group of people quietly, but powerfully, helping to make it happen.  Our Fundraising Committee brings ...
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Seeing the world differently: Paul’s autism story

Meet Paul, our Grant and Statutory Senior Manager, and the writer behind all our big grant applications. Paul was diagnosed as autistic later in life. ...
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The image is of a colourful path with a countdown of £1m to every £100k toward the door of a Gympanzees illustrated building. There's a sign above that reads, 'Gympanzees Doors Open.' Above the £1m at the start is an illustrated wheelchair user that is a monkey moving towards the finish line of the countdown. With faint colourful circles in the background. Blogs

The Supporter Sprint: Powered by people who care

A moment families never forget There’s a moment families often describe to us.  It is the moment they walk into a space and realise they do not need ...
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From theory to practice with Gympanzees

At Gympanzees, we love seeing our Lending Library support not only families, but also the next generation of professionals. Recently, two student Occupational Therapists, Liam and ...
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Life with Triplets and Cerebral Palsy: The Jones’ Family Story

“We are the Jones family: Grant, Lianne and our triplets Ryleigh, Jessica and Imogen. To put it simply, life with triplets is hard. But without ...
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Guest blog: Jen and Euan’s story

“My son Euan is 5 years old. He has a rare genetic condition called Houge-Janssens  Syndrome, and he has an amazing 11 year old sister, ...
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Youth Mental Health Day: Alex’s story

Alex is seventeen, an autistic teenager who really likes fantasy video games and creative writing. Alex struggles with anything new and unfamiliar and doesn’t like busy ...
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