Eye + Matter is a Heritage Lottery Funded project that happened between February 2020 – February 2022. The project was conceived by Ty Gwyn Special School in partnership with Forget-Me-Not-Productions. It provided multiple opportunities for meaningful assistive technology experiences interwoven with the arts to enable individuals with the most complex needs to share their own history.

The project had 13 key stakeholders: Ty Gwyn School, Maes Ebbw School, Trinity Fields School, Park Lane School, Ysgol Hen Felin, RCT Learning Curve (Gadlys Day Centre), Craig-y-Parc School, Jac Richards, Hayder Ali, Ashish Isaac, and Forget-Me-Not-Productions. 'History starts here' was the aim and we utilised assistive technology and the arts as effective tools to enable participants to achieve this aim.

They seamlessly integrated their own stories and skills, with the history of assistive technology and the history of our heritage partner - Craig-Y-Parc School. The overall ethos of the project promoted local heritage, while celebrating the history of a community that has historically remained in the margins.

This episode distills the essence of the project and features on the Mouth-Off podcast.