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    1) Several positive initiatives are happening in the South East region for people with learning disabilities, including a travel buddy scheme to help gain confidence traveling independently, a film being made about health services experiences, and new community activity groups being started. 2) Funding from a Partnership Board has supported new projects on internet safety, eye health education, and book clubs. 3) The three ongoing big issues remain transportation barriers to employment, a lack of proper employment support from job centers, and complicated health information and forms that are difficult to understand. 4) The region is looking to develop an online resource like a website or Facebook page for people to connect and contribute across the southeast, and they are interested in

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    1) Several positive initiatives are happening in the South East region for people with learning disabilities, including a travel buddy scheme to help gain confidence traveling independently, a film being made about health services experiences, and new community activity groups being started. 2) Funding from a Partnership Board has supported new projects on internet safety, eye health education, and book clubs. 3) The three ongoing big issues remain transportation barriers to employment, a lack of proper employment support from job centers, and complicated health information and forms that are difficult to understand. 4) The region is looking to develop an online resource like a website or Facebook page for people to connect and contribute across the southeast, and they are interested in

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    1) Several positive initiatives are happening in the South East region for people with learning disabilities, including a travel buddy scheme to help gain confidence traveling independently, a film being made about health services experiences, and new community activity groups being started. 2) Funding from a Partnership Board has supported new projects on internet safety, eye health education, and book clubs. 3) The three ongoing big issues remain transportation barriers to employment, a lack of proper employment support from job centers, and complicated health information and forms that are difficult to understand. 4) The region is looking to develop an online resource like a website or Facebook page for people to connect and contribute across the southeast, and they are interested in

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    Report to the

    National Forum of People with Learning Disabilities


    Region:
    Date:

    South East
    October 2015

    What do you want us to tell the Learning


    Disability Programme Board about?

    What is going well?


    My life my choice
    They have interviewed Dominic Slowie who is National Clinical Director for
    Learning Disability at NHS England and can be found on Twitter. He seems
    rather positive about the changes he thinks are going to happen in the next 2
    or 3 years.
    They have a travel buddy scheme where people can gain confidence to travel
    on their own on buses and trains.
    Its My Life
    In July their local Sainsburys customers voted them to be Sainsburys local
    charity of the year.

    They have been given money from their Partnership Board from the LDDF
    monies and have used it to fund 3 new projects:
    1. Internet Safety
    2. Opening eyes - Project where they teach 6 of their members to go out
    to other groups and teach them about looking after their eyes.
    3. Book club two groups of 6 people will run over 2 years and be
    supported to read and listen and watch books.
    Brighton and Hove Speak Out
    The Waiting Room Project are making a film to be launched at the Oska Bright
    Film Festival in November this year. They have been talking to lots of people
    with learning disabilities about health services and will use the information
    given to make the film and train Health Professionals.

    Speak Out East


    They have got a new Drop-in group in
    Brighton and are hoping that people will get
    involved, meet new people and have their
    say.
    They have been Community Connecting by
    planning trips out. The group are planning
    new activities with each other to include a
    night out at The Rock House in October to
    listen to live music, swimming, another trip
    to Bowlpex, karaoke, and pizza making.
    Kent Partnership Board
    This year, more than 120 nominations were received for people, businesses
    and services. They also created a new category with their partners in Public
    Health called Helping people stay healthy.
    Graham Gibbens, KCC Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health,
    said: Im delighted that Kent County Council was
    able to recognise the companies, services and people
    who go the extra mile to help give people with a
    learning disability more choice, improved
    independence and access to their communities. By
    highlighting these achievements, I hope it will
    encourage others to look at what they can do to
    support people with a learning disability in their
    community.

    What are your 3 big issues?


    These have not changed from the last forum.

    Transport we talked a lot about travel passes not encouraging people


    to work as not being allowed to be used before 9.30am
    Employment people are still not getting the right support at the Job
    Centre
    Health still need to address the complicated forms and information
    that are given out.
    Other news:
    We are planning to develop an online resource such as a website or Facebook
    page where the south east region can contribute to and link with others. Have
    any other regions done this? Can we chat to you about it?

    Please email this report to: [email protected]

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