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Dementia-friendly screenings create a slice of normal life for people living with dementia, a chance to experience film in a relaxed and supported environment. Cinemas across the UK are providing screenings throughout the year, but World Alzheimer’s Month is an opportunity to highlight these events.

Dementia-friendly screenings are sometimes called relaxed screenings, though these can also be suitable for people with multiple sensory sensitivities or different conditions such as autism spectrum disorder or learning disabilities.

Screenings are adapted to make the environment more suitable for people living with dementia. Sometimes, simple adaptations can be enough for someone to experience a slice of ordinary life and enjoy a cinema experience with their companions.

Find out more about running dementia-friendly screenings here or check out the downloads on this page.

downloads
* Dementia-friendly screenings A guide for cinemas.pdf * FAN Access - Inclusive screenings - Dementia.pdf * Dementia friendly screening surveys.zip * Dementia friendly screening - information pack - template.docx

Resources

10 facts on dementia
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Dementia-friendly cinema at Tyneside
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Designing a Dementia friendly website
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Journeying Together: An Unforgettable Pilot Programme
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Young onset dementia facts & figures
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Supporting a LGBT Person with Dementia
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Guidance
A Life More Ordinary
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Case study
Dementia-friendly screenings: A guide for cinemas
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