A Birmingham charity is marking 40 years of helping adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults live more independent, fulfilling lives.
The Lisieux Trust, founded in 1986, is bringing back staff, volunteers and the founders who set up the charity in a celebration on Saturday.
Nick Horton, from Sutton Coldfield, lives in supported accommodation and has been assisted by the organisation for 12 years.
He told the BBC how he was a baton bearer at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and competed as a Special Olympics GB badminton athlete while with the trust.
Staff at the trust, which supports 64 residents across Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield, said his achievements reflected their ethos – helping people “live the life they want to live”.
Horton, who is autistic, told the BBC how the trust helps him.
“They help me do my banking, do my washing, do my bed. Support me with cooking – everything,” he explained.
“They even helped me find a voluntary job, which I’ve been at for 12 or 13 years.”