Valuing People Now Making it Happen for everyone

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Valuing People Now Making it Happen for
everyone

• The BIG messages

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Introduction

• Helen Mycock
• East Midlands Valuing People Programme lead
• Work with the 9 Learning Disability Partnership
  Boards in the region
• Support people and groups to make
• Valuing People Now happen

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The Big Messages

• People with learning disabilities should have
• The same rights and choices as everyone one else
• Be treated with respect and dignity
• The same chances and responsibilities as everyone
  else
• Family carers should have the same rights to hope
  and choices as other families

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A new Big Message

• In 2007 the Government wrote another big report.
  It looked at how well people with learning
  disabilities are treated
• They found that peoples human rights were not
  being respected e.g people are not always treated
  well or can do things other people can
• Valuing People Now is based on making sure
  peoples get their human rights

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Valuing People Now

• The big plan for the next 3 years is split
• Into 5 big sections
• Including Everyone
• Personalisation
• Having a Life
• People as Citizens
• Making it Happen
• The report tells you more about what the
  government will do and what should happen in
  local areas to support making it happen

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Including Everyone

• Some people with learning disabilities miss out
  more than others. These include
• People with lots of needs
• People from different backgrounds and cultures
• People with Autism
• People who are in or who have been in prison

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Including Everyone

• Valuing People now says we must do more to
  support them
• The needs of these people must be part of all
  national and local plans
• Supporting family carers is another important
  part of including everyone

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Personalisation starting with the person

• Personalisation is about planning for and
  getting the life you want
• People with learning disabilities and their
  families should be able to say what support and
  care they need
• They should get to plan how to spend the money
  for their care and support
• Personalisation should mean
• people have more choice , control and
  independence

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Having a Life - Better Health

• People with learning disabilities do not get
  good healthcare.
• All Health Services must make sure they
• Provide good healthcare for all
• Think about People with learning disabilities in
  their plans
• Offer Annual Health Checks ( to people known by
  social services)
• Do the things that it says in the Healthcare
  for all
• report
• Keep people safe

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Having a life Home of your own

• People should have more choice about where they
  live and who they live with
• 50 of people still live with families and 30
  live in care homes
• NHS campus must be closed!

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Having a Life Work, Education and Leisure

• People with learning disabilities want to go to
  college, get a job, have relationships and
  friendships and enjoy leisure and social
  activities.
• The Government thinks they should be able to do
  these things like everybody else

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Having a Life Relationships and Having a Family

• People with learning disabilities should have
  be able to
• Meet new people
• Keep in touch with friends
• Have relationships, get married and have children
  if they want to
• People should have the right support to do
  these things

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People as Citizens Advocacy and access to
Justice

• Valuing People Now says it is important that
  people with learning disabilities get the right
  support, information, advice and advocacy.
• Everybody should be able to speak up and be heard
  
• There will be new guidance about making easy read
  information
• People need to know about their rights and how to
  complain

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People as Citizens Transport and Leisure and
Keeping Safe

• People should be able to
• Use public transport and ordinary leisure
  services and feel confident to do so
• Feel safe in their communities
• Be protected

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Hate Crime facts and support

• Many people with learning disabilities have been
  victims of hate crime
• People find it difficult to report hate crime
• The National Forum for people with Learning
  Difficulties has led a campaign for action on
  disability hate crime.
• Valuing People has worked with the home office on
  projects to raise awareness , improve
  understanding and reporting of hate crime .

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Hate Crime Some help

• A new policy about how to support people with
  learning disabilities who have been a victim of
  crime or who are going to be witnesses in court
• A new National Hate Crime Strategy will look at
  issues for people with learning disabilities.
• There will be guidance for local Crime and
  Disorder Partnerships on how they can help people
  with learning disabilities .

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Making it Happen The Delivery Plan

• To make sure this all happens the Government has
  written a plan called the delivery plan which
  says all the things they will do and the things
  they expect to be done locally.