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Booklets and videos for people with a learning disability

Free, accessible information to help people understand terminal illness, death and grief. These booklets and videos have been made with people with a learning disability.
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Who are the booklets and videos for?

These booklets and videos can support people with a learning disability. But they may be useful for anyone. They can help people who have an illness they will die from. They can also help people when someone they know is dying or has died.

Easy Read booklets

Our booklets use pictures and words that are easy to understand. Order or download your copy for free.

Photo book: What happens when someone is dying?

Our free photo book helps people to prepare for the changes they might see when someone they know is dying.

This book uses photos, easy-to-read words and short sentences to tell the story.

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Videos

Our videos are not ready yet. They will be ready later in January 2026. You will be able to find them on this page.

Need help ordering a booklet?

We can help you to order our free booklets. You can call our free Support Line on 0800 090 2309 or email support@mariecurie.org.uk

We will ask you which booklets you would like. We can also help you choose which ones might be useful. And, we will ask you the address we should to send the booklets to.

Find out when our Support Line is open.

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Resources from different organisations

Here are some useful booklets and toolkits that may be helpful to support someone with a learning disability.

Resources from different organisations

Here are some useful booklets and toolkits that may be helpful to support someone with a learning disability.

Information for professionals

We have free information for health and social care professionals. This includes communication tips and managing symptoms, when you're caring for someone with a learning disability. We also have information on supporting someone with a learning disability when someone they know is dying, or has died.

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