Dementia Diaries gives a voice to people with dementia through more than three thousand audio and video diaries.
Why am I a Dementia Diarist?
Listen to some of our diarists explaining what it means to them.
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"I'm Agnes...
and I share my Dementia Diary because I can share my happy, sad moments and I’m a part of something wonderful and I call them my pals.”
"I'm Tommy...
the only way you can truly learn to know what it’s like to live with dementia is to listen and learn from my peers who are here everyday living with it.”
"I’m Lorraine...
what inspires me to make Dementia Diaries is to record the passion and emotions of the moment.”
Dementia Diaries brings together the many different experiences of living with dementia.
Diarists want to change the way people think about dementia, and about people with dementia.
We hope that the diaries inspire and inform people affected by dementia, and their wider communities and organisations.
Diaries can be used publicly in awareness raising and by researchers looking for insight into the lived experience of dementia.
How does the project work?
Diarists record diaries in a number of ways.
Some record their diaries over the 'phone.
Others send in audio or video they have recorded themselves.
Our team of volunteers then transcribe the diaries, so they can be read as well.
We then publish the diaries here.
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entries
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Volunteer to Transcribe
Dementia Diaries is an important project that is collating information in an effort to help improve the lives of those living with dementia. By talking about their lives to the public through the diaries, new information is being gathered that is beginning to provide a better understanding of the many and varied experiences of living with dementia. Communities, individuals, professionals, and services can become more aware, and have a better understanding, of their day-to-day life.
We need help transcribing the audio recordings so that a written version is available on the website as well. If you have a little bit of time on your hands please volunteer and help to be part of the difference we are trying to make. It’s really simple and easy to do and you can do as many or as few transcriptions as your time permits.
Can You Volunteer To Transcribe?
We need help transcribing the recorded entries of our diarists for this important project.