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Partners Paper |Autumn 2014 | Edition 03 2Partners forInclusionGroup

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About the Partnersfor Inclusion Group

Partners for Inclusion Grouphas a long history of providingsupport for people who havea learning or mental healthdiculty or both especiallythose leaving institutions likehospitals and group homes.Partners for Inclusion Grouphas particular expertise insupporting people whosebehaviour challenges services.We provide tailor-madesupport so that people havetheir own home and controlover their life.

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ContentsPartners Paper. Edition 3,

Autumn 2014.

Disabled in care denied human rights,Supreme Court rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Moving on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Growing Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Passing on the baton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Training library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Full House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Everyone matters / Partners forInclusion 2014 conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Up close with Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Role call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Keeping a nger on the Pulse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Making a connection with PeteRichmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Health and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

What is Neighbourhood Networks? . . . . . 10

Welfare reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Stronger Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Ians year in pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Michele Munro Senior ServiceLeader has been announcedas the new Director of JustConnections. Pete Richmond ismoving to Director of Partnersand June Jeferies previousDirector of Partners will leadTraining and Personalisation.Read more on our webpage andnext issue of the paper.

Breaking News


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DM2is not about

providing support like

Partners and Just Connections its

about people organising themselves

to get together and have a good time.

Something we all need in our lives.

We believe our way of working with

SFs fits well with The Social Care (Self-

directed Support) Act 2013. However,

with more people seeking to buy

their support either through a Direct

Payment or an Individual Budget, we

needed to become even more flexible.

LinkingLives is the newest part of

the group, providing flexible personal

support, perhaps for just a few hours

per week. People who previously had

more support and have now become

more independent benefit from this

type of flexible approach.

The Partners for Inclusion Group

s registered with the charities

regulator OSCR (Office of Scottish

Charity Regulation) and is a registered

company. Responsibility for the group

ies with its Board of Governors. The

board includes Doreen Kelly our ChiefExecutive and Jill Barbour, Director of

Finance, and several other members

serving in a voluntary capacity.

The Partners for Inclusion Group will

only grow at a pace that fits the ways

we provide personalised support. We

have just started two committees,

one for Partners and one for Just

Connections, as a further step to ensure

the group does not become remote.

These committees are made up of

people who have an understanding of

the day-to-day realities of providingand receiving support people who

have experience of using services,

family members and staff. They help

the board stay in touch with how we

are doing and help make changes when

they need to happen.

Both committees are in their early

stages so if you or someone you

know might like to be involvedplease

contact June Jeffery(for the Partners

committee) and Pete Richmond(for the

Just Connections committee), both on

Tel. 01563 825 555.

Disabled in care denied humanrights, Supreme Court rulesIan Johnston | Wednesday, 19 March 2014

People with disabilities have the same human

rights as the rest of the human race, the Supreme

Court has said in a landmark judgement that three

people had been unlawfully deprived of their liberty.

The Court ruled that two

sisters with learning difficulties

and a man with cerebral palsy

and Downs syndrome had

been denied their human rights

despite the best intentions of

those looking after them in care

facilities in Surrey and Cheshire

respectively.

A gilded cage is still a cage,

Lady Hale, the deputy president

of the Supreme Court, wrote in

the ruling. She added that their

rights have sometimes to be

limited or restricted because

of their disabilities, but the

starting point should be the

same as that for everyone els

Last week, a report by a Hou

of Lords Select Committee fo

tens of thousands of vulnerab

people were being unlawfully

detained in care homes and

hospitals and that legislation

created to protect people wit

mental health conditions had

failed.

Reprinted with permission of The Independent newspaperPartners forInclusionGroup

Moving onIn the last edition of Partners Paper we told the

story of Sheila, who had been living in an outof area private hospital in England, hundreds ofmiles from home.

Beyond Limits,

an organisation

in Plymouth that

shares Partners

approach,

supported Sheila

to return home. The move

was a success and Sheilas life

subsequently has been goingwell. However, she did tell her

staff that the house she had

moved to did not suit her, so

they supported her to find

something else. She is now the

proud owner of a 3-bedroom

house, with plenty of space

inside and out, bought through

the Shared Ownership Scheme.

Beyond Limits have since

helped another three people

move back home from private

hospitals many miles away,

while working with another

three people to do the same.

This is in keeping with the

Westminster governments

plans in response to the

Winterbourne View abuse

scandal, exposed in June

2011 by the BBCs Panorama.

Following the scandal a

Concordat was signed inDecember 2012 by the relevant

public bodies in England,

including NHS England and

the Department of Health. The

Concordat pledged to support

everyone inappropriately

placed in hospitals to move to

community-based support as

quickly as possible but no later

than 1st June 2014.

This target has been missed.

Local health and social services

have been struggling to support

people leaving institutions due

to a lack of local services that aable to support people who ha

labels of challenging behaviou

There have been several social

media campaigns recently, wi

families fighting the system

to bring their loved ones back

home, and while some people

are getting home thanks to

organisations like Beyond Lim

(and Partners for Inclusion Gro

who supported the developm

of Beyond Limits) others are

still stuck in private hospitals

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Growing TogetherAfter making a couple of hanging baskets for family and

friends, two South Ayrshire brothers, Kevin and Ryan

Kirkpatrick, were inundated with orders. So they startedtheir own not for profit project, Growing Together.

The brothers grow various plants

and flowers to make hanging

baskets, planters and decorative

pots. They also offer customers a

unique opportunity to reuse the

hanging baskets, by replanting

them with winter flowers at low

cost.

Building on initial success Kevin

and Ryan plan to expand their

business and grow herb boxes,

vegetables, and Christmas items

including holly wreathes. They have

invested in a large greenhouse to

allow them to grow plants all year

round, built with the help of James

Paton, who traded his DIY skills in

return for some flowers.

Kevin and Ryan also set up a

local tenants association, to give

neighbours a way to address any

issues in their street. Now when

problems arise everyone supports

each other.

Gordon Campbell, the Tenant

Participation Officer at South

Ayrshire Council, has been assist

the group. He has suggested tha

Kevin and Ryan could promote

Growing Together by supplying

flower baskets for the street,

and has also put an advert in th

council newsletter.

To contact Growing Together

please call Ryan on

0776 5246388or email

[email protected]

Kevin likes to spend time in the greenhouse potting up plants or enjoying thepeace and quite.

Ryan likes to collect holly and pine cones for Growing Togethers Christmas gifts.

Passing on the batonIn June and July this year the Queens Baton Relay

travelled throughout Scotland, leading up to the 2014

Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Robert Wallace,

who is supported by Partners, was one of many who

carried the baton. Linda Graham interviews him about

the experience.

Linda > How did you manage

to get to carry the baton, did

you have to apply and get

interviewed?Robert > Yes. I applied to get

nominated with help from David

Drennan, my support worker.

Linda > Did you get to pick your

uniform, and can you keep it?Robert > I didnt get to pick my

uniform but I really liked it. In

fact I liked it that much I still

have it hanging up in my room.

Linda > What date, time and place

did you get to carry the baton?Robert > Friday 20th June at 4pm.

South Beach going onto North

Shore Road, Troon.

Linda > How did it feel to actually

carry the baton in front of all

those people?Robert > Happy, but really nervous

at the same time.

Linda > I heard your work

colleagues from the Robert

Burns Birthplace Museum In

Alloway came all the way to

Troon to support you and even

made a banner?Robert > I liked that my work

colleagues came along and

that they were all thinking of

me. They also told me that the

rest of the museum staff were

watching me online.

Linda > Did you get a certificate or

something as a momentum of

your involvement on the day?Robert > I will get a replica of th

baton, so Im looking forward

that.

Linda > What do you remember

most from the day?Robert > I was so excited I was o

a high right through to the en

of the day. I would like to than

everyone who came to suppo

me, especially my family and

work colleagues.


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Training libraryThe Partners training library has many useful and

relevant articles, books and training tools availableto enhance how we provide support and develop our

thinking, knowledge and skills.

All can be reserved at our office

through the training team, Rose

Loganor Brenda Lundie, and

returned in the same way. We are

currently developing this process

so that in the near future staff

can access material online.

We highly recommend these

two recent additions to our

collection:

Far From The Tree:Parents, Children

and The Searchfor Identity

By Andrew Solomon

n this book Andrew Solomon

draws on decades of research and

writing to tell the stories of

parents who learn to deal with

their exceptional children, and find

profound meaning in doing so.

He documents repeated

triumphs of human love and

compassion in families livingwith deafness, dwarfism, Downs

syndrome, autism, schizophrenia,

disability, with children who are

prodigies, who become criminals,

who are transgender - showing

that the shared experience of

difference is what unites us.

Far from the Tree explores themes

of generosity, acceptance and

tolerance and shows how love for ones

children can transcend every prejudice.

Malcolm Gladwell

DM2s full houseFive DM2 members have achieved their

dream of becoming DJs.

Over 10 weeks Paul Garrod, Allan Thomson, George

Davidson, Christopher McCallionand Stuart Campbe

attended a DJ course at Pulse Recording Studio led by

Laurence Lamb, the studio manager.

The Reason I Jump:One boys voice fromthe silence of autism

By Nakoki Higash

Nokoki Higash was just thirteen

years old when he wrote this

book, and what is remarkable is

that as a teenager with severe

autism he so deeply and clearly

understands the need to

communicate his ideas to others.

This book has been translatedfrom Japanese by the novelist

David Mitchell and his wife, K A

Yoshida, and is mainly based on

questions about the condition

and answers as experienced by

Nakoki, alongside short fables.

I have been reading books about

autism for 20 years, most are of some

value, but a book that makes me want to

say this is truly important and anyone

interested in autism should read it.

Charlotte Moore, The Sunday Times

They mastered the mixing

decks and played about withGarageband, making up their

very own signature tune. The

course also covered areas like

health & safety, equipment

set up, learning to gauge the

audience reaction, and how to

speak to the audience.

In June this year Paul, George

and Christopher made their live

debut, performing at the first

fully inclusive nightclub held in

the Liquor Lounge in Kilmarnoc

Ayrshire. The new owner of theclub Martin Kilbride really pulle

out all the stops making sure

everyone had a great experienc

while Paul, George and

Christopher were on the decks

playing all their favourite danc

trance and house tunes. The

night was a roaring success wit

people from all over Ayrshire a

further afield dancing the nigh

away.

Dancing at the Liquor Lounge, Kilmarnock. Ayrshires first fully inclusivenightclub.

L-R: Christopher Debulle, Stuart Campbell, George Davidson, Paul Garrod

Christopher McCallion (DM2staff) and Allan Thomson.


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Everyone mattersPartners for Inclusion 2014 conferenceOn Friday 7th March 120 people gathered at The Park Hotel in Kilmarnock for EveryoMatters, the second Partners conference. The theme of the day was how people canget better, more personalised support in a climate of reduced public sector spending

On the day...There were talks, presentations and workshops

from people taking control of their services to get

economically viable support and good outcomes.

We learned how good support benefits not only

the people receiving the support, but the whole

community.

Throughout the conference

there was an emphasis on

making information accessible

so everyone could be involved.

This included using video footageso that people not confident

speaking in front of large groups

could still have their say. And

right through the day there was a

lot of fun singing, laughter, face

painting, relaxing massage andan awards ceremony.

Schools workSince our 2012 conference, when we held a drawing

competition about the meaning of inclusion, we

have been working with schools in south Ayrshire to

design an accessible and interactive workshop raisin

awareness of autism.

Led by Sheila McKinley, Head

Teacher of Fisherton Primary, we

have trained 16 pupils at both

primary and secondary levels

to become trainers and deliver

the workshop. The pupils have

delivered the training to pupils

and teachers in their schools.

The hope is that they will the

train other pupils before they

leave their school, so the trainin

will never be lost. Two of our pu

trainers, Darrel and Rory, came

along to share their experience

2014 CONFERENCEFRIDAY 7 MARCH 2014


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Conference speakersFollowing an introduction from Willie Coffey,

MSP for Kilmarnock & Loudon, several speakerstalked about aspects of self-directed support.

WorkshopsFour workshops ran concurrently, twice a day in the

morning and the afternoon so everyone had the

chance to attend two.

One featured a young woman

and her family talking about

their experience of finding the

right people to provide support.

Another explored how

providing personalised support

can lead to improved health.

The Joyworks laughter

workshop, a great success at

the first conference, ran again

and was equally popular.

The importance of money

demonstrated how the cost of

support can reduce as people

become more independent.

Maureen Bruce, one of our

speakers, arranged for a follow

up presentation based on

this workshop at the Scottish

Government office.

AwardsPartners employers awards recognise employers that

have been creative in providing job opportunities for

people supported by Partners.

Awards were presented to: Ayr Racecourse, Celtic FCFoundation, The Salvation Army, Barnardos, South AyrshireAdditional Support Needs, Egger Barony Ltd, CVO (East

Ayrshire) , The Co-operative, Galston, The Robert BurnsBirthplace Experience, RAMH.

Willie Coffey, MSPI was

delighted to open the event

and was moved to hear many

of the personal stories from

people who have had to work

so hard to overcome great

difficulties and challenges

in their lives. Partners for

Inclusion offers personalised

support for people who

simply want to play their

part in society and have a

great deal to offer. It was a

pleasure to part of this day.

Varun Vidyarthi, Director of

the Manavodaya Institute of

Participatory Development,

talked about people-based,

self-help approaches in

international development,

and the parallels with

Partners approach to support.

Lee McLaughlinexplained

the features of the Social

Care (Self Directed Support)

(Scotland) Act 2013, and the

flexibility and control it can

offer people receiving

support. He then gave an

example of Lewis, a young

man with autism who is

using his support to

concentrate on developing a

career in music.

Maureen Bruce, Deputy

Director, Care Support and

Rights Division, Scottish

Government focused on

healthcare for people with

learning disabilities, in her

presentation Keys for Life.

James Patonspoke about

what he does with his

support, his job at Eggar

Barony Ltd and going on

holiday to Blackpool.

Kevin and Ryan Kirkpatrick

spoke about their gardening

business and starting a

tenancy group (see page 4).

Tony Hamilton, Chief

Executive of Celtic FC

Foundation, the charitable

arm of Celtic football club,

spoke about the foundations

commitment to employing

disabled people.Two of the twelve Employers Award winners photgraphed at the conference.


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Role callThe jobs people do for

PartnersIn each issue of the Partner

Paper theres a summary of

one particular job. This time

its the turn of:

Training adminassistant Role and responsibilityAssisting the Training Coordinator

and other members of the Partnersfor Inclusion Group by undertaking

a mixed range of administrative

and training tasks.

Main responsibilitiesAll administrative tasks associated

with the organisations training

activities, including maintaining the

Training Database and participating

in the planning of training

programmes.

Nuts and boltsMaintaining effective record

keeping systems; answering the

phone and dealing with training

queries promptly; helping design

and collate training packs, booklets

and resources; assisting with

organisational events; contributing

to the preparation of funding

and sponsorship applications;

contributing to Partners publicity

and marketing; working flexibly

with other members of the

administration team to assist all

staff and contribute to the smoothrunning of the organisation.

Qualities neededA commitment to the values of

Partners and to helping maintain

a supportive environment for

people with learning disabilities

and mental health needs. Plus good

team working and communication

skills.

AccountabilityAnswers to the training coordinator

The things that gets me upin the morning

My son Declan coming

into my room about 6am

full of life wanting to play

Skylanders.

Life before working atPartners For Inclusion

Group wasI have had a variety of

different jobs before

Partners, none that I stayed

with for very long, including

security guard at Prestwick

Airport, Lecturer at the

University of West Scotland

- Paisley. I also studied at

Paisley for my honours

degree.

If I had a time machine Idgo back to

I wouldnt. I love my life just

now and feel very happy

and content.

My rst memory isBeing on holiday with my

mum in the caravan and

her telling us stories about

the ancient Gods. That

night there was a really big

storm and the sea was very

turbulent. Mum said that

was because she forgot to

mention Poseidon when

telling her stories and that

he was angry.

Something I like aboutmyself

I love my shoe collection.

I have a walk in wardrobe,

where I keep most of

my shoes but its not big

enough for them all.

Something Ill change whenI get round to it is...

I have been clearing out my

house for about 4 years and

am still doing it. As soon

as I get rid of something,

something else fills its

place. I think I am a bit of a

hoarder.

If you were to join me on aSunday afternoon

I would be on the back of

my husbands motorbike, so

you would need to be fast

to keep up.

Given 10 and forced totreat myself, Id

Buy shoes but dont think

I would get many pairs of

Louboutins for 10!

If I had to listen to one

piece of music all day, itwould be

I would rather read my book.

Up close with...Rose Logan Salmond, training admin assistant at Partners.

Keeping a nger on the PulseEarlier in the year Allan Thomson, Kelsey McDowall, Lizzie Bell, Richard

Aitken and Rose Logan went along to Pulse Recording Studio to record their

own version of The Proclaimers 500 miles. They played the recording at the

opening of the Partners conference in March.

Pulse Recording Studioprovides

training in music production

and performance for young

people and adults in the

Ayrshire area and an affordable

professional standard recording

and rehearsal facility on a

commercial basis. It is based

at yipworld, a social enterprise

company, youth initiative,

childcare and training provider

in Cumnock, East Ayrshire.

Rose Logan Salmond: I love myshoe collection.


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Making a connectionLinda Grahaminterviews Pete Richmond, Director of Just Connections

Pete joined Just Connections in September 2013.

We thought this would be a good time to find

out a little more about him, and hear what he

thinks about Just Connections and the Partners for

Inclusion Group as a whole.

LINDA >Pete, you have been hereat Partners since September

2013, what are your impressions

so far?PETE >Id like to begin by thanking

everyone for giving me such

a warm welcome to the

organisation and tolerating

my moments of getting a little

cross and stamping my feet

when the computer does not

do what I ask! I have known and

been impressed with the work

Partners and Just Connections

have done for a few years and

feel honoured to be joining the

team.

LINDA >What do you think youcan contribute to the team?

PETE >I think its probably upto others to say. But what I do

bring is experience. I began as a

care assistant in 1980 working

with children with disabilities

in Bolton near Manchester

and then had other jobs in

residential care in the London

area. After qualifying as a social

worker in 1990 from Ruskin

College, Oxford, I worked for

two years helping people moveout of long stay hospitals. I

then spent nearly 20 years in

different local authorities as

a social worker and manager,

including nearly 10 years

commissioning social care

services.

LINDA >What have you learned inthis time?

PETE >Over a long career I havehad the opportunity to learn

from innovators from many

walks of life. This includes

people with disabilities

both children and adults,

and their families. I will have

a lot more learning to do

from you all. Throughout mycareer I have been keen to

foster partnerships outside

what might be considered

the more familiar social

care partnerships, such as

with business, community

development organisations

and arts based organisations. I

hope this experience will help

me make a useful contribution

to our work.

LINDA >Outside of your paid jobwith Just Connections I know

you are involved with other

organisations. Can you tell us

about these?PETE >Im a Trustee of three

other organisations, In ControlScotland - which, as many

readers will know, promotes the

idea that people with disabilities

should get more control of

their support; iConnect North

East which is a brand new

organisation in Aberdeen; and

Manavodaya International

UK. Partners for Inclusion and

Just Connections have many

similarities to Manavodaya,

because we work in ways that

aim to be guided by the person

supported.

Pete Richmond It counts to take action.

LINDA >I think our readers miglike to know a little more abo

you as a person, so any family

PETE >My partner Alice and fivechildren, Danny the eldest

at 27 through to Gabrielwho is 11. We are also proud

grandparents of Theo, who is

18 months old.

LINDA >Whats your favourite Tshow?

PETE >Rev. I just watched thelast episode. It makes me

laugh and the last episode

made me cry!

LINDA >What is the trait youmost deplore in yourself?

PETE >Its a toss-up betweenuntidiness, anxiety and being

control-freak.

LINDA >What is the trait youmost deplore in others?

PETE >The tendency toapportion blame too readily

and to think there are simple

answers to complex problems

LINDA >What is your earliestmemory?

PETE >The fierce dog that stoodbetween me and the outside

toilet in my first house.

LINDA >What is the mostimportant lesson life has

taught you?PETE >It counts to take action.

LINDA >What is the worst jobyouve done?

PETE >Driving a 3.5 tonnedelivery truck around St John

Wood in London. Sorry to allthe drivers of very expensive

cars who lost their door

mirrors.

LINDA >What is your mosttreasured possession?

PETE >Optimism.

LINDA >How would you like tobe remembered?

PETE >As a great-great-great-great-great grandfather who

kept his marbles till the end

and didnt smell too bad.


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2.Haveaclear

planofaction

forthedaysor

weekahead.

Useadiaryorweeklyplanner.Berealistic.

4.Lookafter

yourhealth.

Exerciseregularly.Walking

isoftenunder-ratedbuta

briskwalkwillclearyour

mindandhelptoput

thingsintoperspective.

Enjoyyourfoodandgetenoughsleep.

5.Livefortoday

dontdwellin

thepast.

Learnfromyour

experiences,makeplansforthefuture.

3.Develop

andfoster

friendships.

Getasociallifeshare

yourthoughtsandfeelings.

Health and safety

Personal challenges personal wellbeing

What is Neighbourhood Networks?Neighbourhood Networksis a charity that was set

up in 2001 with the intention of providing housing

and peer support to people with learning disabilities

who often received no other support in their lives.The organisation has grown

and developed over the last 13

years and networks have been

set up across the Central Belt of

Scotland to provide support to

people with learning disabilities,

mental health issues and physical

disabilities. We are also working

with young people in transition

We have over 100 members

n Networks across North

Lanarkshire, West Dumbarton,

Glasgow, and Edinburgh. Our

newest Network is in East

Ayrshire and is based in the

Northwest of Kilmarnock and

Kilmaurs.

A Community Living Worker,

who lives in the area, works

a flexible 16 hours per week,

providing support at times when

the Network member needs it.

The aim is to facilitate a small

local Network of around nine

or ten people to engage with

each other, sharing their skills,

supporting

each other

and to

become less

dependent onstaff or paid

support. Over

the years we

have found that with that sense

of responsibility our members,

very quickly, feel much more

valued and their confidence and

self-esteem and skills grow quite

naturally.

Network members are always

encouraged to be active in their

communities and use their skills

and gifts to make an active

contribution.

5Tipsfora

betterbalance...

Achievingabetterbalance

inyourworkandlifewill

helpyoudiscovernew

levelsofwellbeing,success

creativity,andhappiness.

1.Manageyour

timeeffectively.

Remembertomaketime

foryourself.

Some of the values underpinnin

Neighbourhood Networks

approach are the beliefs that:

Sharing skills and gifts make

us stronger and more confide

Giving and receiving support

important to help us grow. We can all be involved in

making where we live, work a

socialise a better place.

If you would like more informat

about Neighbourhood Network

please contact:

Neighbourhood Networks

Festival Business Centre

Unit 11, 150 Brand Street

Glasgow, G51 1DH

Telephone: 0141 314 0027

www.neighbourhoodnetworks.org


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Welfare reformAs the governments programme of welfare

reform continues to threaten people withdisabilities, we see the small rises in benefitrates being swallowed up by increases in localauthority charges.

n real terms this often means

people are not even better off by

a few pounds, but their income

remains the same or even

drops. Furthermore, the under

occupancy tax (also know as the

bedroom tax) remains a threatto many peoples home security.

The move from Disability Living

Allowance (DLA) to Personal

Independence Payment (PIP)

is delayed, but it is also likely to

affect many peoples income.

So this is a challenging time

for people with disabilities. We

encourage people to utilise localresources to highlight issues and

campaign for change.

Useful resources

Stronger Together GroupSee the article opposite.

The Learning DisabilityAlliance ScotlandWeb: www.ldascotland.org

Your Citizens Advice BureauWeb: www.cas.org.uk

Welfare Rights websiteWeb: www.bit.ly/WR-local

Local authority welfarerights teamWeb: www.bit.ly/scot-welfare-rights

Campaign for a Fair SocietyWeb: www.bit.ly/CampaignFS

Photofromwww.birminghamagainstthecuts.wordpress.com

Stronger TogetherStronger Together groups are run by the

Learning Disability Alliance Scotland, indifferent parts of Scotland. Currently thereare groups in Aberdeen, Stirling, Edinburgh,Glasgow, Kilmarnock, Ayr and Galashiels.

The idea behind the groups

is that people with learning

disabilities who get support

from different providers come

together to try and improve the

lives of people with learning

disabilities.

Each of the groups decides

what it wants to do, but every

meeting should do at least one

thing to make a difference.

That might be writing a letter,

signing a petition, making some

easy read information or telling

politicians what they think.

Over the last couple of years

the groups have been able

to help make a difference on

the welfare benefit changes,

transport, the independence

referendum, bullying and lots

other things.

More information:

Stronger TogetherIan Hood, LDAS Co-ordinator

Phone: 079 201 418 23

Email: [email protected]

Web:www.ldascotland.org


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Ians year in picturesIan is someone who likes to spend time trying out

new places. Some of these can be seen in Ians year inpicturesbelow. Ian loves his monthly visit to Linwood

Cinema to see a film. He really enjoys the sounds and

sensations of a good, fast, action movie.

Ian likes Trader Joes bar in Glasgow and enjoys goin

to gigs. Recently hes seen Blondie and Xfactor. Ianfelt very comfortable at the Braehead Bowlplex (Apr

where he listened to the chatter and sound of the

bowls and skittles.

AprilFebruaryJanuary March

Attending my exercise class

doing the weights.

Having a great laugh at the

bowling.

Going to the pictures to see

the latest release.

Enjoying a catch up with my

pal Mark.

May JulyJune August

Celebrating my birthday with

friends & neighbours.

Went to Deep Sea World it

was really interesting.

Went to the Blondie concert at

the SECC it was brilliant!

I really enjoy going on picnic

in the summer.

October DecemberSeptember November

Celebrating Halloween at my

house with the neighbours.

I joined the local walking

group.

Started massage therapy its

very relaxing.

Listening to some music befo

I buy the CDs for Xmas.

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