What we do

we are responsible for the following:

What People Do During The Day, Evening & Weekends:
(see some of the stories on our news page )

1. Report and encourage the continued development of individualised services for People with Learning Disabilities.
2. Encourage non building based projects/services
3. To support the development of ‘Changes Places’ toilet facilities across Brighton & Hove.

1. Encourage the use of mainstream transport options for people with learning disabilities.
2. Support the travel buddy scheme and travel training across Brighton & Hove, using a variety of public transport
3. To influence Brighton & Hove’s Transport Plan

1. To encourage and support the development and use of mainstream leisure and sports facilities for people with learning disabilities.
2. To support the use and development of the ‘Accessible City Guide’ for people with learning disabilities.
3. To support the Special Olympics Brighton & Hove Sports Club

1. To encourage the use of mainstream adult learning facilities and courses for people with learning disabilities.
2. To work with City College and other training providers in developing the range of options available for people with learning disabilities.

1. In conjunction with the Community Safety Team to scope the prevalence of hate crime against people with learning disabilities.
2. In conjunction with the Community Safety Team to develop strategies around community safety initiatives to support people accessing the local community.
3. In conjunction with the Community Safety Team to promote greater understanding of Hate Crime against people with learning disabilities amongst police, courts, health & social care agencies and local neighbourhoods.
4. To develop accessible information.
5. In conjunction with the Community Safety Team to develop ways that people can report hate crime and ensure we have reliable data that is analysed on a regular basis and strategies are developed around crime reduction
6. To develop strategies to ensure people with learning disabilities are supported as victims, witnesses and survivors.

Disability Hate Incidents:

The Learning Disability Together Network aims to bring together organisations, people, and communities from all sectors and backgrounds to share best practice, ideas and information in order to develop and support greater choice, control, access and opportunities for people with learning disabilities living in Brighton & Hove.

Learning Disability Together Network meeting:
Wednesday 6 July 2011
1:00 to 4:00 at St Georges Community Centre Hall, St George's Church, St George's Road, Brighton, BN2 1ED

We are pleased to be joined at the event by St John’s College, who will lead a session around issues relating to transitions for young people with a learning disability. Grace Eyre will be leading a session around peer-to-peer. There will also be an update from Libby at the CVSF regarding the website and a short performance piece by Jimmy; an ex service user from Arden House.

Many thanks to St John’s College for providing a meeting space and what will no doubt be a splendid lunch, so do arrive promptly to get your fill!

We look forward to seeing you.

The timetable for the event is as follows:
1.00-1.45pm    Lunch and informal networking
1.45-2pm         Neil Holmes,Care Co-ops: Introduction, with Libby from the CVSF giving an update regarding the website
2.00-2.35pm    St John's College: Session which focuses on issues relating to transitions for young people with a learning disability
2.35-2.45pm    Short Performance: Jimmy, an ex service user from Arden House
2.45-3.00pm    Break
3.00-3.30pm    Grace Eyre: Peer-to-peer for people with a learning disability
3.30-4.00pm    Feedback for the next event and informal networking

To reserve your place, please click toATTEND EVENT and book your place using the Eventbrite website.

Share! is a magazine for people with learning disabilities. It tells you what’s going on and how to meet and make new friends.

This is the last issue of Share! for a while as our funding has ended.  We’re looking for sponsorship and applying for grants for future editions so if you have stories or news you’d like to share or if you’re interested in writing or being an editor for Share! Please email us: share@grace-eyre.org.

• Share! Summer 2011
• Share! - Feb+Mar11
• Share Magazine -_Dec10+Jan11
• Share_Magazine - Oct+Nov10
• Share Magazine -_Aug10
• SHARE What's On - summer 2010

A group of Spiral participants and volunteers have all been working together on a plan to develop Spiral Community radio and internet Magazine.

• Spiral Sounds Podcast
• Spiral Sounds Magazine

for more information contact Carla Lauren:

Tel: 07812 367757
Email: carla@spiralsussex.co.uk
Website:www.spiralsoundson.co.uk

Shut up and Listen is the only place on the radio to hear music made by artists with a learning disability.  The show is run by people with learning disabilities.  They make a new show every month, and it is repeated every week.

If you live in Brighton you can hear the show on Radio Reverb 97.2 FM at 8pm every Thursday.  Or, you can go to our website www.shutupandlisten.org.uk and click on 'Radio' to download the shows.

Learning Disability Development Fund

In past years the Learning Disability Partnership Board has given money from the Learning Disability Development Fund to our area of work.

Here are reports from the 2010/11 projects:

• 2010-11 - Hate Crime
• 2010-11 - Learning Disability Together Network
• Media Project Report - Oct 2010
• 2010-11 - Share
• 2010-11 - TakePart Project

Here are the reports from the 2009/10 projects:

• 2009-10 - Hate Crime
• 2009-10 - Learning Disability Together Network

Here are the reports from the 2008/09 projects:

• 2008-09 - Better Work projects
• 2008-09 - Travel Buddy project
• 2008-09 - Voluntary Work project

Sub Group Membership

Sub Group Chair and Representative to Partnership Board:

Eva Jarvis - Director, Grace Eyre Foundation
ejarvis@grace-eyre.org
Tel. 01273 - 201902

Sub Group Members:

• Paul Crowther - Public Transport Manager - Brighton & Hove City Council
• Jan Sutherland - Community Sports Development Manager - Brighton & Hove City Council
• Mandy Binks - Service Improvement Manager, Brighton & Hove Council Day Services
• Sarah McHugh - Community Development Officer Royal Mencap Society
• Linda Hill - Community Support - Frances Taylor Foundation
• Melanie Hendricks – Carousel
• Neil Homes – Deputy CEO, Care Co-Ops