Welcome to the PAMIS 'Spirit of Stories' Hub,
where people and stories come together
Story has always been central to the work of PAMIS. Stories are everywhere in our everyday lives, they surround us.
Stories help us understand the self and others. They support learning and development, understanding, interaction, engagement and connection.
Developed by Maureen Phillip in 2017, PAMIS Spirit of Stories grew from our belief that everyone is a storyteller and everyone has a right to communicate, be heard and share experiences with others.
Through multi-sensory storytelling, we create opportunities for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), their families and those who support them to connect, communicate, play and imagine together.
The Spirit of Stories is about making space for everyone to communicate and connect in whatever way is right for them.
We offer courses and development sessions for families, schools, day opportunities and support teams to explore multi-sensory storytelling.
Spotlight on stories
At PAMIS, we’ve always been incredibly proud to collaborate with authors, storytellers and writers from near and far who generously share their work with us. We’re so grateful to the people who trust us and work with us to adapt their beautiful stories, helping to make them accessible and meaningful for people with PMLD.
This beautiful story is written by Kathleen Lowe, Founder of Friends of the Forest.
Our Creative Team have been fans of Friends of the Forest for a while, as Kathleen writes the most beautiful and sensory-rich stories, full of vivid imagery and multi-sensory moments.
We reached out to Kathleen and were delighted when she agreed to let us adapt and share her story 'What September Wears' into a multi-sensory story, saying "knowing it could help people with PMLD experience and welcome September in their own way means a great deal to me."
You will see as soon as you read Kathleen's story why we found this such a pleasure. We hope you enjoy it as much as well all do.
Click here to view a printable pdf of the multi-sensory story
Access our Resource Library
To access the resources library, you will be asked to sign up.
You will be prompted to:
Create a password and complete the sign-up form.
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Enter the code to confirm your email address.
Your completed form will then be sent to us for approval.
Once your registration has been approved, you’ll be able to sign in using the password you created .
