Inclusion North Bulletin: June 2015 Highlights
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Issue Number 92
June 2nd 2015
In this bulletin you will hear about some of the
work Inclusion North is doing and information
about what is happening across the country.
Find Inclusion North on Facebook and Twitter
You can find out more about all the work we are doing
by following us on Facebook and twitter at:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/InclusionNorth
Twitter: @InclusionNorth
Together North East Festival
Together North East is the first ever big accessible festival in the
region run by and for people with learning disabilities.
We often think of the biggest issues for people with learning
disabilities as welfare reform, hate crime and equal rights to
employment.
But what about the right to party!
This free event will show the achievements of people with learning
disabilities, including theatre groups, musicians and social
enterprises. A film festival will screen work by regional film-makers,
and there will be street theatre, live music, and a Latin American
Party.
Here are some of the acts that we have confirmed:
Mixit
Twisting Ducks Theatre Company
Seven Stars Theatre Company
Stage
TIN Arts
Liberdade
The Fool Ensemble
No Limits Theatre
The Feisty Girls
Dan the Man
Fashion show by Sunderland University.
There will be workshops by Play-Back Theatre, Looking Good and
Feeling Good for Men and Women by Them Wifies and a
Bollywood Dance routine for people to learn and perform!
There will be lots of stalls through the day, and a disco until 10pm in
the evening with DJ Spikey of The Alligator Klub.
The festival will be at the Customs House in South Shields
It is on Saturday 27th June 2015 from 2pm - 10pm.
The grand opening will be shortly after 2pm with the release of 500
balloons!
We will be putting updates on Twitter with the hashtag
#TogetherNorthEast
You can see the Together North East page on our website, where
you can download the poster and tell us if you will be coming
http://bit.ly/TogetherNorthEast
You can also tell us you are coming on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/TogetherNorthEastfestival
Driving Up Quality In Learning Disability
Services
The Driving Up Quality Code is a code for providers and
commissioners.
Signing up is a commitment to improving quality in services for
people with learning disabilities.
The code aims to
Improve quality in services for people with learning disabilities
Create and build a passion in the learning disability sector to
provide high quality, values-led services
Provide a clear message about what is and what is not
acceptable practice
Promote openness and honesty in organisations
Promote the celebration and sharing of good work
If you want to find out more about the Driving Up Quality Code, you
can read the Frequently Asked Questions here
http://bit.ly/1HAyyeR
You can find the forms to sign up as a Provider, Local Authority or
Clinical Commissioning Group here
http://bit.ly/1PSxn4h
Joint review of disability hate crime follow-up
In March 2013 the criminal justice inspectorates published Living in
a Different World. This was their first joint review of how the police,
Crown Prosecution Service and probation trusts deal with disability
hate crime.
This showed that action being taken about Hate Crime was not
working very well. There was a new push to change things and
some ideas about how to improve how this was working.
It was hoped that the chance would be taken to change the criminal
justice system to provide an improved service.
The latest review has looked at what has changed since March
2013 and found that performance has not improved enough.
The number of reports of disability hate crimes to the police is still
low. People have not been able to get involved with the police,
CPS and probation service to help improve better practices on
disability hate crime.
You can see the EasyRead version of the report here
http://bit.ly/1AC7r5T
There is also a large print version of the report on the link here
http://bit.ly/1LNPZMY
Talking Together Handbook on Growing Older
and Dementia
A handbook has been made to help people with learning disabilities
have a better sense of well-being as they grow older. An important
part of this is looking at positive ways of supporting people who get
dementia.
You can see the handbook on the link below
http://bit.ly/1J8oW0B
Or you can download it from the Foundation for People with
Learning Disabilities website
http://bit.ly/1QfqZyV
Experts in Health
Change is doing a new and exciting project which will help user-led
organisations and self-advocacy groups that work with people with
learning disabilities.
They are working with NHS England, Public Health England and the
Department of Health to tell them how they can make health
services better. They can do this by using the skills of people with
learning disabilities and autism and paying them for their skills.
You can see the flyer with more information about this project on
the link below
http://bit.ly/1K4ag1R
Or if you want to talk to Change about it you can call them on
0113 388 0011
Or email
info@changepeople.org
Carls Small Sparks
Small Sparks is a small grants programme that helps people do
new and exciting things in their community.
Small sums of money are given to people with a learning disability
to help them do something in their community.
The grants are usually around 200.
Small Sparks was started in Seattle and Carl Poll developed the
programme in the UK. After Carl died, a group of family, friends and
colleagues started a programme to keep the memory and work of
Carl Poll alive.
If you want to get involved with Small Sparks, you can find more
information on the link below
http://smallsparks.org.uk/
Job Vacancy Connect in the North
Connect in the North are looking for a part time Information Officer
to join the team.
The role will be to ensure that people with learning disabilities can
get accurate, timely and accessible information. Information is
provided to people directly and also via family carers and staff.
It will also involve for maintaining the Through the Maze website.
You can see the advert for the job and information about how to
apply on the link below
http://bit.ly/1BtVtqf
The last date that you can apply for the job is 25th June 2015
The Bumble Bees RFU
The Bumble Bees are England's first-ever Mixed Ability Rugby team
and one of great success stories of inclusive sports.
They will be playing at the Mixed Ability Rugby World Tournament
taking place in Bradford from 17th -21st August 2015
Entry to the tournament is free.
You can read more about mixed ability sports here:
http://www.mixedabilitysports.org/about-us/
And here is the Bumblebees homepage
http://www.bumblesrugby.com/2012/10/about-us.html
Sunderland People First win Peoples Award
Sunderland People First have won the Peoples Award at the
National Learning Disabilities and Autism Awards for their work
including training, campaigning and quality checking.
The award celebrates Individuals or organisations who offer
exceptional encouragement and support for individuals with
learning disabilities and autism in providing support services, and/or
personal development and inclusion.
You can see the full press release from Sunderland People First
here
http://bit.ly/1Bua2Kl
Selby appoints UK's first mayor with learning
disabilities
Gavin Harding has been appointed as mayor for Selby, North
Yorkshire. He is the UKs first mayor with learning disabilities.
Gavin was previously deputy mayor and is starting his second term
as a Labour town councillor for Selby North.
When asked if he thought his achievements would inspire more
people with learning disabilities to become councillors and mayors,
Gavin said There is nothing stopping people with learning
disabilities.
Gavin said that experience of self-advocacy is useful in
representing people but youre not just representing people with
learning disabilities, youre representing everyone in the
community.
You can see the whole story from The Guardian newspaper here
http://bit.ly/1JbX0r3
Goodbye to Rebecca
The Inclusion North team are sad to be saying goodbye to Rebecca
Stanley, who had been helping us out for a few months.
Rebecca has made a huge contribution to our work and we wish
her well for the future.
What is coming up next at Inclusion North
8th June
South Tees Provider Forum
27th June
Together North East festival
8th July
Self-Advocacy Supporters Network - York
4th September
Yorkshire & Humber Lead Officers
7th September
South Tees Provider Forum
8th September
IHAL (Improving Health and Lives)
10th September Yorkshire & Humber Family Carers
If you would like to know more about any of these events contact
Claire or Marie on 0113 244 4792
claire@inclusionnorth.org
marie@inclusionnorth.org
If you would like any information on any of our meetings,
training or projects you can contact the office on:
Tel: 0113 244 4792
E-mail: info@inclusionnorth.org
Or you can write to us at:
Inclusion North CIC
Woodhouse Community Centre
197 Woodhouse Street
Leeds, LS6 2NY
You can visit our website at:
www.inclusionnorth.org
Or you can contact any member of the Inclusion North team:
Samantha Clark
Tel: 07823 536 603
Email: Samantha@inclusionnorth.org
Scott Cunningham
Tel: 07767 776 125
Email: Scott@inclusionnorth.org
Kellie Woodley
Tel: 07876 145 390
Email: Kellie@inclusionnorth.org
Lucy Virgo
Tel: 07944 185771
Email: Lucyvirgo@inclusionnorth.org
Angela Ellis
Tel: 07487 729237
Email: Angela@inclusionnorth.org
Inclusion North Member Areas 2015-16
If you live in one of these areas you can come to our member
events.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Barnsley
Bradford
Doncaster
Hull
Leeds
North Lincolnshire
North Yorkshire
Sheffield
Wakefield
York
North East
Darlington
Durham
Gateshead
Hartlepool
Middlesbrough
Newcastle
North Tyneside
Northumberland
Redcar and Cleveland
South Tyneside
Stockton
Sunderland
