Hello, my name is Chelsea, and I am 28 years old. I have a moderate learning disability and some physical disabilities. I am kind. I have a lot of self-determination, and I don’t say no to having a go at things! In fact, you might have seen me going around Southwell on my bike!

I live in Southwell currently in a rented house with Sarah and David. We have support from Reach care in the house to help us live more independently without our families looking after us.

Living with my friends is a brilliant thing to do and a good situation to be in. It is also a normal thing for young adults to do, we just need a bit of extra help. As adults we want to make our own decisions and not always be told what to do by our parents and so living like this helps us to do that.