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In this bulletin you will hear about some of thework Inclusion North is doing and informationabout what is happening across the country.

Find Inclusion North on Facebook and Twitter

 You can find out more about all the work we are doingby following us on Facebook and twitter at:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/InclusionNorth 

Twitter: @InclusionNorth

 Yorkshire and Humber Safe Places SharingEvent

Safe Places is a scheme to provide safe places in thecommunity where people with learning disabilities can go

if they get into trouble or feel unsafe, frightened or bullied.

We know that there is a lot of good work going on inYorkshire and the Humber and will be having an eventwhere people can share what is happening in their area.

We have asked some people to tell us about their Safe Places

schemes and what has made it a success.

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  There will also be time for everyone to ask questions about

the different schemes so that they can support other areas

and help improve their local schemes.

We would like to invite up to 2 people from each Inclusion

North member area to come to this event. You can see a list

of member areas at the end of the bulletin.

The event will take place on

30th June 2016 in Leeds.

To book a place, please contact Marie at

marie@inclusionnorth.org 

or call

0113 2444792

Lords says Government Failing Duty of Care to

Disabled People

The House of Lords Select Committee have beeninvestigating the Equality Act 2010 and Disability tomeasure the Act's impact on disabled people.

They have concluded in a new report that the Governmentis failing in its duty of care to disabled people.

Disability Rights UK CEO Liz Sayce said

“20 years ago, after many years of campaigning, theDisability Discrimination Act was born, giving new rights

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and new hope to disabled people.

“Many of those rights remain dormant because of inactionby government. If disabled people were given the support

and opportunities they should be, they would be moreeconomically active and at less risk of poor health andisolation.” 

You can read more about this on Disability Rights UK’swebsite at

http://bit.ly/23dHaoT 

You can download the report and see a short film about iton the UK Parliament website here

http://bit.ly/1V6Zi25 

There is also an Easy Read of the report

http://bit.ly/1Sy9JWu 

 And a British Sign Language version here

http://bit.ly/1MQeIVY 

There is also some more information about it from arecent news story in the Guardian

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Personal Budgets in Social Care inquiry

The Public Accounts Committee is a group set up by

Parliament to look at the value for money spent on publicservices and how well they are working.

They are going to be looking at how well Personal

Budgets are working out for people and whether they are

considered to be meeting people’s support needs and

doing so giving good value for money.

The Public Accounts Committee will be holding a session

on personal budgets in social care on

13th April 2016

If you want, you can send the committee information that

you want them to look at or think about when they have

their session.

You can send this information to them on the UK

Parliament’s website at 

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  Personal Health Budgets film

Disability Sheffield and NHS Personal Health Budgets

(NHS PHB) have worked together to make a short filmwhich will help people to understand what personal health

budgets are and how you might be able to start the

process of getting one.

You can watch Samantha's story: an introduction to

Personal Health Budgets on the link below

http://bit.ly/203AbwK 

If you want you can follow Disability Sheffield on Twitter at

@DisabilitySheff  

Or NHS PHB at

@NHSPHB 

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Barriers to Accessing Health Care

There is currently a parliamentary commission on Autism

and the first area of review is "Barriers to Accessing

Health Care" which is important as it follows on from the

recent paper on people dying earlier than they might have.

The Westminster Autism Commission describethemselves as an independent, cross-party group withleaders from the autism sector guiding policy and practice

for an autism friendly world.

They need evidence - stories, good and bad examples,

and ideas on how to improve things.

They would like to hear from people with autism, familycarers, supporters, charities or anyone with a connection

to people with autism.

You can download a form to tell them your story

http://bit.ly/1N6rpXf  

there is also an Easy Read version of the form

http://bit.ly/1XeCqeS 

You can email your completed forms to

info@westminsterautismcommission.org.uk

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or post them to

C/O Barry Sheerman MP

Portcullis House

London

SW1A 0AA

The National Valuing Families Forum (NVFF) are working

on a response and if you want your feedback to be part of

that email Lucy Virgo at

lucyvirgo@inclusionnorth.org 

Hospitals are not Homes

The ‘Hospitals are not Homes’ booklet tells you how to getinvolved in making Transforming Care happen in yourarea, and the questions you can ask.

Transforming Care is the work that the Government isdoing to make sure that people with learning disabilitiesand / or autism don’t have to go into specialist hospitalsunless they really have to.

It also wants to make sure that people get good care andsupport that is right for them in their local area.

This work is happening because of 2 reports that lookedinto the abuse at Winterbourne View.

They were called ‘Transforming Care’ and ‘TransformingCare for People with Learning Disabilities Next Steps’.

You can find out more and read or download the bookleton the link below

http://bit.ly/1Mj7Obj 

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Discharge and Independence Pack

In 2015 CHANGE was asked to create an accessible

Discharge Pack for people with learning disabilities and/orautism in Assessment and Treatment Units.

The purpose of the Independence Pack is to support

people with learning disabilities to understand their rights

and exercise choice and control over their care, treatment

and every day quality of life.

The Independence Pack has been produced along with

people with learning disabilities, self advocacy

organisations, families and carers, health and social care

organisations and legal professionals.

You can see the pack on the link below

http://bit.ly/1SNhmLf  

Please do share the Discharge Pack with anyone that canmake use of it.

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Bringing Us

Together

Stronger Together

Bringing Us Together has always believed that people arestronger together.

They are excited to announce that they (along withRespond) have been successful in getting funding fromNHS England to bring together families who either havechildren or young disabled people in Assessment andTreatment Units, or have had children or young disabledpeople in an Assessment and Treatment Unit.

The funding gives them the means to bring familiestogether so they can meet each other, share stories, stayconnected, share and collate tips for survival and movingforward (so they can share them with others) and to thinkabout next steps and ways forward.

They will be hosting an event on

5th June 2016 in Birmingham

Travel and overnight expenses will be covered andovernight accommodation is available.

You can find out more and book a place on Stronger

Together’s website at 

http://bit.ly/1RBIwWg 

or if you want more info contact

katie@bringingustogether.org.uk 

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  7 Days of ATU Action

7 Days of Assessment and Treatment Unit (ATU) Action isa campaign to raise awareness of the thousands of

learning disabled people currently being held against theirwishes in assessment and treatment units.

Often, these units are hundreds of miles from the person’shome. The average time spent in an ATU is 5.5 years.

The average cost per week for treatment in an ATU is£3500.

The campaign starts on

18th April

The campaign will be presenting a number of stories overthat week.

The plan is that by the end of the seven days, morepeople are aware of what life is like when you’re detained

in an ATU, and that this might make a difference topeople.

You can find out more at http://bit.ly/1S31VeI 

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Paving the Way

“Paving the Way” is a joint project from the ChallengingBehaviour Foundation and the Council for DisabledChildren – working in partnership with families andprofessionals to share and promote good practice.

Children with learning disabilities, particularly severelearning disabilities, are much more likely to developbehaviours that challenge than other children.

Early interventions, delivered locally, can reducebehavioural problems and improve the well-being ofchildren and their families. But early intervention is farfrom a reality.

This project aims to pave the way to an ordinary life forchildren with extraordinary needs. They believe thatunderstanding the cause of challenging behaviours is thefirst step on that path.

You can find out more on the Paving the Way website at

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Finding out about the Health and Care project

The Learning Disabilities Observatory has been workingon a new project. This is the Health and Care Project.

They have asked questions about the care people get.

The answers have come from GP note systems.

They have found out how well they get looked after for theillnesses they have had.

They have looked at how this compares to the care that

people without learning disabilities get.

They are running two events to tell people with learningdisabilities what they have found out, and they would liketo hear what people think about what they have found out.

These events are for people with learning disabilities andtheir family carers.

They take place on

26th April in Oxford

and

28th April in Newcastle

You can find out how to book a place on IHaL’s website at 

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  They have also been looking at the findings from the IHaL

survey they did.

 As a result they have now started an IHaL mailing list.

They plan to email everyone about once every two

months. These emails will include information about new

reports and events.

If you would like to get these emails then you can ask to

be put on the list by emailing

LDT@phe.gov.uk

Opportunities with CHANGE

These are very exciting times for CHANGE. They aredeveloping new areas of work and supporting people withlearning disabilities around the world to have a strong andpowerful voice.

They have a brilliant and inspiring group of Trustees.

They are currently looking for new Trustees to supportthem to take their work forward.

CHANGE are also looking for someone with theleadership skills and the experience to become the chairof the Trustees.

You can find out more about this on their flyer at

http://bit.ly/1qrKMoW 

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  Here is the Treasurer job description

http://bit.ly/1RW9ffh 

and here is the Trustee job description

http://bit.ly/1PRCag2 

You can apply by sending your cv to Philipa Bragman at

philipa@changepeople.org 

or for more information you can call

0113 242 6619

The last time you can apply is 10th April

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Special Olympics South Yorkshire

Special Olympics South Yorkshire Partnership is planninga launch event for people with learning disabilities, theirfamily and friends, to come and try the sports activitiesavailable in South Yorkshire.

 At the end of the event everyone will receive informationon all the sessions and clubs to take home so they cancontinue taking part if they’ve enjoyed the day! 

The event takes place on

24th April 2016

at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield

You can see the flyer at

http://bit.ly/1MQ8sxc 

You can book your place on their online form at

http://bit.ly/1SNo5EQ 

Or you can find out more from Michelle Hayden at

michelle.hayden@yorkshiresport.org

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  Actor Training Course

Dark Horse is a national touring theatre company based atLawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield.

The company develops the skills of actors with LearningDisabilities to a professional level, providing them withopportunities to work in theatre, television and film.

Their Foundation Actor Training Course (F1) will bestarting in August 2016.

You can see the flyer for the course here

http://bit.ly/225Sxg6 

You can find out more on their website at

http://bit.ly/23aWN04 

Or you can contact Dark Horse at

hello@darkhorsetheatre.co.uk

Or by calling

01484 484441

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What is coming up next at Inclusion North

26th April Yorkshire & Humber Lead Officers

27

th

 April North East Family Carers28th April Yorkshire & Humber Talking Travel

12th May Improving Health and Lives

19th May Yorkshire & Humber Leadership Group

If you would like to know more about any of these events

contact Marie on 0113 244 4792

marie@inclusionnorth.org 

If you would like any information on any of ourmeetings, training or projects you can contact theoffice on: 

Tel: 0113 244 4792

E-mail: info@inclusionnorth.org 

Or you can write to us at:Inclusion North CICWoodhouse Community Centre197 Woodhouse StreetLeeds, LS6 2NY

You can visit our website at:www.inclusionnorth.org 

Or you can contact any member of the Inclusion Northteam:

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Samantha ClarkTel: 07823 536 603Email: Samantha@inclusionnorth.org 

Kellie Woodley

Tel: 07876 145 390

Email: Kellie@inclusionnorth.org 

Lucy Virgo

Tel: 07944 185771

Email: Lucyvirgo@inclusionnorth.org 

 Angela Ellis

Tel: 07487 729237

Email:  Angela@inclusionnorth.org 

Kirsty Morgan

Tel: 07539 729237

Email: kirsty@inclusionnorth.org 

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Inclusion North Member Areas 2015-16

If you live in one of these areas you can come to ourmember events.

 Yorkshire and the HumberBarnsleyBradfordCalderdaleDoncasterHullLeedsNorth Lincolnshire

North YorkshireSheffieldWakefieldYork

North EastDarlingtonDurham

GatesheadHartlepoolMiddlesbroughNewcastleNorth TynesideNorthumberlandRedcar and ClevelandSouth Tyneside

StocktonSunderland