Warwickshire

UK's leading learning disability charity working with people with a learning disability and their families and carers.

   

BILD work to improve the lives of people with a learning disability in the UK

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UK wide campaign with people who have learning difficulties.

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Aims to improve the quality of life for people with learning disabilities, through research and sharing it with others.

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Government web site with information about reports and work being done about learning disability services and policy.

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The Guideposts Trust website gives information about the Carers Support Service in North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth and Rugby.

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Independent Travel Training Programme

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The Independent Travel Training Programme provides ;;;a training package so that organisations and people with learning disabilities can have more choices about transport.

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This website gives information to Carers who live in South Warwickshire.

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A new web site which has information about caring for people with learning disabilities.

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Lets Go was set up by adults with learning disabilities and their parents/carers so people can do leisure activities ensuring their safety and enjoyment

 

People in Action is a charity providing person centred services for adults with learning disabilities.

 

The website is about a project looking at 'Mate Crime'. ; This is when people pretend to be friends with people who have a learning disability but go on to exploit them.

Learning Disability Helpline

The Improving Health and Lives Learning Disabilities Observatory is here to keep watch on the health of people with learning disabilities and the health care they receive.

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They have a website that provides a lot of information about this and projects they are working on. ;

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We are a charity offering holidays for people with mental difficulties in Crete, Greece. We cater for small groups of children or adults with learning difficulties, autism etc coming from all over the EU. Some of the activities besides accomodation is:

- therapeutic riding

-ergotherapy (occupational therapy)

-trekking

-swimming

 

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On this site there are three main sections;

 

Website section - where you can find links to good websites for people with learning disabilities, their families and people working with them.

 

Communication section - where people can join in and talk about news, look at videos, photo's and multimedia for people with Learning Disabilities.

 

Reseach section - part of the Big Tree that is designed for professionals and practitioners working with the learning disability community and using ICT - web developers, teachers, carers and family members.

 

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A Radar Key is a special key that is often used for disabled toilets. Anyone can buy one or apply for one if they need to use these facilities at www.radar.co.uk. It is a National Scheme and the one key can be used across the Country where there are radar locks.

Promotes independence and friendship through inclusive leisure activities. ILEAP offers disabled people ages 5-18 years old and living in South Warwickshire 1 to 1 support to participate in leisure activities of their choice, from those taking place in their communities.

This video shows how ;;4 people with a learning disability are ;;;taking control of their lives by using their individual budgets to buy the services they need and want. Simon Robson also talks about Direct Payments.

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The videos and Simon Robson's talk about Direct Payments can be ;;viewed in a ;;written report with pictures.

Please click on the blue title to view the video. ;;To listen to Simon Robson's talk on Direct Payments click on this address: ;;

http://www.effective-podcasting.com/warwickshire/simon-robson-audio.mp3 ;; ;;

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To read the written reports of Its My Life Video and Simon Robson's please click this address:

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http://warwickshire.ldpb.info/paper_detail.php?categories_id=338

Our Say Magazine is an excellent magazine run by people with learning disabilities for people with learning disabilities. ;;;; The Partnership Board subscribes to this magazine and fully recommends it.

Viewpoint Magazine is a leading publication about learning disabilities produced by Mencap. ; There are 6 issued over the year. ; For more information please visit this link.

Mental Health in Learning Disabilities - Knowledge Centre

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The project aims to provide people with a learning disability, their families and frontline staff with information about being mentally well, maintaining positive mental health and mental ill health in learning disability. ; The project is being undertaken by ARC (The Association for Real Change) with funding from the Department of Health.  

Stratford Community project offers equine facilitated learning, access to horses and therapeutic riding sessions to disabled and disadvantaged children and young people and adults in South Warwickshire.

This website takes you to the Care and Customer First Website on Warwickshire's Council Website.

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