Learning disability resources

Who are the booklets and videos for?

These booklets and videos can support people with a learning disability. But they may be useful for anyone. They can help people who have an illness they will die from. They can also help people when someone they know is dying or has died.

Easy Read booklets

Our booklets use pictures and words that are easy to understand. Order or download your copy for free.

What is a terminal illness?

What is a syringe driver?

What is death?

Your feelings after someone dies

Photo book: What happens when someone is dying?

Our free photo book helps people to prepare for the changes they might see when someone they know is dying. This book uses photos, easy-to-read words and short sentences to tell the story.

Order or download this free book

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Videos

Our videos use words that are easy to understand. They explain: terminal illness, syringe drivers, dying, death, and grief.

Watch: What is a terminal illness?Watch: What is a terminal illness?

Sarita talks about what terminal illness means. She explains how it is different to other types of illness.

Watch: What is a syringe driver?Watch: What is a syringe driver?

Sam is a Nurse. He talks about what a syringe driver is, and why it is used.

Watch: What happens when someone is dying?Watch: What happens when someone is dying?

Sarita talks about changes you might see when someone is dying. And, how you can help them.

Watch: What is death?Watch: What is death?

Sarita explains what death is. She talks about what might change in your life if someone you know dies.

Watch: Your feelings after someone diesWatch: Your feelings after someone dies

This video has information and personal stories. Sue, Harry, Sam and Sarita talk about feelings after someone dies, and what can help.

Watch: Talking about death with someone with a learning disabilityWatch: Talking about death with someone with a learning disability

This video is about talk the importance of honest conversations and clear language, when talking about death with someone with a learning di…

British Sign Language videos

We have British Sign Language (BSL) versions of the videos above.

Watch the videos with British Sign Language (BSL)

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Need help ordering a booklet?

We can help you to order our free booklets. You can call our free Support Line on 0800 090 2309 or email support@mariecurie.org.uk We will ask you which booklets you would like. We can also help you choose which ones might be useful. And, we will ask you the address we should to send the booklets to. Find out when our Support Line is open.

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Resources from different organisations

Here are some useful booklets and toolkits that may be helpful to support someone with a learning disability.

Resources from different organisations

Here are some useful booklets and toolkits that may be helpful to support someone with a learning disability.

Information for professionals

We have free information for health and social care professionals. This includes communication tips and managing symptoms, when you're caring for someone with a learning disability. We also have information on supporting someone with a learning disability when someone they know is dying, or has died.

Palliative care for people with a learning disability Supporting adults with learning disabilities through bereavement

Booklets and videos for people with a learning disability

Who are the booklets and videos for?

Easy Read booklets

What is a terminal illness?

What is a syringe driver?

What is death?

Your feelings after someone dies

Photo book: What happens when someone is dying?

Videos

British Sign Language videos

Take our survey to tell us what you think

Need help ordering a booklet?

Resources from different organisations

Resources from different organisations

Information for professionals

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