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What is the Board?
The Partnership Board is here to improve the lives of people with a Learning Disability.
It came about because of 'Valuing People' and 'Valuing People Now'
Valuing People Now
Valuing People Now is a government strategy for people with learning disabilities. It says that all people with a learning disability are people first with the right to lead their lives like any other.
This Board is for people with learning disabilities, family carers and anyone who works with, or comes into contact with people with learning disabilities.
Next Partnership Board Meeting
The date for the next meeting of the Partnership Board is 13 March 2012 at The Kindle Centre, Hereford.
The rest of the 2012 meetings will be on: May 8, July 10, Sept. 11, Nov.6.
Information on the Partnership Board
Paul and I would like to make it clear that visitors are welcome to attend meetings and if they wish, to get involved in the work of the Working Groups that have been set up. These groups cover the following topics:
2010:
Keeping safe/Hate Crime
Health
Housing
Personalisation
Transition
Employment
New ones 2011:
Training and Development of Skills
Profound and Multilpe Learning Disability
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Stay up Late is Back
Are you fed up of going home at 9:30pm when the Party is just getting started?
If so then social events are regularly organised that finish at midnight! For more information please Tel: 01432 263757.
To see photos from Octobers Stay up Late Event please click the link below.
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Ambassadors Project
The Ambassadors Project has been set up to help people become more confident in dealing with challenging situations within their lives. It is run by 6 people with a Learning Disability who believe "Simple things make a difference".
Courses in Confidence and Assertiveness started in January. These are called "Step up" courses. These courses will run for 6 weeks and are FREE. They will be run in:
Ross on Wye on Tuesday Mornings
and
Hereford on Thursday Mornings
The Ambassadors Project also gives out "Mr Bassy" awards to shops, libraries, hospitals, banks and other businesses across Herefordshire which give good customer service.
The Ambassadors Project has been trying out the free audio book players available from libraries across Herefordshire. You can hire headphones from your local libuary. You can also buy some from shops such as Argos, HMV, Curry's and most supermarkets. A video explaining how to use the audio book players will be available soon on the Ambassadors Project website:
If you would like to learn more or would like to get involved please come along to a drop in session.
The next Monthly Drop in sessions will be held on Wednesday 23 November and Wednesday 14 December between 2:30pm-430pm at Advocacy House, East Street, Hereford, HR1 2LW. Tel: 01432 263757 Click here for the Ambassador's Project website.
Related Download: Map of where Advocay House is within Hereford
Herefordshire's Learning Disabiliity Partnership Board Annual Self Assesment Report
The Annual Self Assesment Report details information on the number of people with Learning Disabilities in the County and what services they receive.
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This site is administered by Paul.
You can find out how to contact us by clicking on the link below!
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10 years and Counting
In November we will be celebrating the 10 year anniversary of our Board and "Valuing People".
In 2001 Valuing People was the first strategy published by the goverment for 30 years to detail a specific programme for improving services for people with Learning Disabilities.
In 2009 the goverment released "Valuing People Now" strategy as a responce to recomendations by an independent inquiry. The inquiry was called "Health for All". It looked into how easy it was for people with Learning Disabilities to access Health Services
In the last ten years we would like to know which services in Herefordshire have improved and what services you feel still needs improving?
Please send your emails to:
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