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The Partnership Board Link Group
The Link Group attends the Learning Disability Partnership Board. They represent the views of the Speak Out Advocacy Groups Network to promote positive changes in services for people with learning difficulties. The Link Group sends representatives and a support worker to Partnership Board meetings.

 

 

Brighton and Hove Speak Out Advocacy Project

Speak Out

Speak Out is an independent charity which supports adults with learning disabilities to have more control over their lives, and to know about and claim their rights. We provide a range of advocacy by providing:

  • Advocacy with individuals: around 50 different people get individual advocacy support each year
  • Advocacy in groups: Speak Out supports 6 advocacy groups. People work together in their group to learn and sort out problems. All the groups work together on some issues. Together they take issues to the Learning Disability Partnership Board, and work with other services and managers to affect change.
  • Training and raising awareness in services and communities: Trainers with learning disabilities help a wide range of public service staff to understand how to make their services easier to use.
  • Campaigning for changes in services and policies: Speak Out staff, and people in the advocacy groups give their views about public service plans and policies.

For further information please contact us using the following details:

Tel: 01273 421921  Email: info@bhspeakout.org.uk

 

 

Interact
Interact provides advocacy, support, information and training services to adults with learning disabilities. We aim to ensure that those with learning disabilities are able to access the right services and information that they need. We run a Drop-In service for advice and help.

Tel: 01273 422971   Email: info@interact.bh-impetus.org


 

What's to do Project

Brighton and Hove Speak Out are setting up a new project for people with mild learning disabilities called the ‘What’s to do’ project.

The ‘What’s to do’ project supports people with mild learning disabilities who are socially isolated. We will help people find places to go and meet new people to make their lives better. We have a limited number of places to support people through one to one advocacy or group work. 

Would you like to be part of this project?  Do you know someone who might benefit from the ‘What’s to do ‘ project?

If so, contact Sarah Pickard or Jo Clifton at:
Brighton and Hove Speak Out, c/o Emmaus, Drove Road,
Portslade BN41 2PA  >
Tel 01273 421921 or info@bhspeakout.org.uk

 

 

Learning Disability Development Fund

This year (April 2010 to March 2011) The Learning Disability Partnership Board has given £48,620 from the Learning Disability Development Fund to Advocacy work. The Chairs Planning group are responsible for this money and want to use the money to do these projects:

  • Support for the Co-Chair of the Partnership Board
  • Link Group for adults with learning disabilities
  • Advocacy Groups Network & Big Meetings & Network Newsletter

 

 

This are the reports from last year's projects:

 

Here are the reports from the previous year's projects: