Enjoy Your Time Online – film

Enjoy Your Time Online is a film created by our Leadership Group to encourage people with learning disabilities and their supporters to overcome ‘digital monsters’ and explore the digital world.

The film was made during the Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, in collaboration with DIY Associate Artist Hilary Easter-Jones. It reflects the group’s experiences of the pandemic and digital exclusion.

Before the pandemic, many people with learning disabilities faced significant barriers to accessing technology, including limited equipment, lack of confidence, and little support. When the lockdowns began, people with lived experience of learning disability became even more digitally excluded and isolated.

Based on members’ personal experiences, Enjoy Your Time Online introduces ‘Digital Monsters’ to represent the frustrations and nerves they felt when they first started using digital technology and going online. The film also celebrates the joy and pride they experienced as they gained digital skills and connected with others digitally. By sharing their journey, DIY leaders hoped to inspire others to take their first steps into the digital world.

Watch now: Enjoy Your Time Online

Please visit our Give Digital A Go page for more ideas and resources to help you enjoy your time online!

‘Enjoy Your Time Online’ was created as part of DIY’s Digital Leaders programme. Our thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund for their support for this programme during 2021/2.