jsms90
commented
7 years ago Other potential leads
I am well aware of the time constraints and how long our list of leads already is, however, I'm not sure how much we can/should rely on our current network, especially for the People to Learn from category.
The following is a list of organisations we may want to contact, who could potentially be considered experst or put us in touch with people living with disabilities (PLWD)
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[ ] Inclusion London
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Hackney iCare - In 3 years we will enable at least 50,000 diverse disabled people to have voice and influence, connecting with each other and with us. We support change agents and enable disabled people to exert power and influence.
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Employers who have signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme
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Organisations that are run by and for disabled people (aka DPULOs - Disabled people’s user led organisations). This 2015 government list contains addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, primary goals of the organisations.
Here's a brief list of some of the London-based ones:- Action and Rights of Disabled People in Newham - Disability Equality Training and Access Audits in relation to inclusive design
- Alliance for Inclusive Education - Create resources to promote inclusive education for all, lobby for change in legislation, build the capacity of the inclusive education movement
- Camden People First - Advice and Advocacy, Information and guidance (Learning difficulties & mental health)
- Disability Action in Islington (DAII) - Information & Advice Service / Link Work, Independent Brokerage & Advocacy Support Service (IBASS)
- Disability Backup Hackney - A Forum to provide a voice for disabled people in relations to statutory and other services
- Hackney People First - Self Advocacy service for adults with a learning disability, Training provision around Disability Awareness
- Inclusion London (and Power Up Project) - strategic policy, enable DDPOs better access to mainstream resources
- MySupportBroker - Peer Support (Network and Training); Peer Coaching
- People First (Self Advocacy) - Collecting individual and group members views to inform policy, give information, training and advice
- Southwark Disablement Association - Information on local services, Befriending, social groups and activities, community participation and access
- Wish - Influencing policy and practice, cross-sector, to provide gender-sensitive services for women with mental health needs
emilyb7
Thursday 8th June 9-10am
Attendance: Emily, Noga, Jen, Sohil
We've divided ourselves into 3 pairs to follow up on the leads below
A. People to Learn from (Precrafted—3+ individuals // Personal—8+ individuals) Leads that may hopefully put us in touch with people living with disabilities (PLWD) directly:
B. Experts to Speak to (Precrafted—1+ expert // Personal—3+ experts)
C. In-Context Immersion Locations (Precrafted—2+ locations // Personal—4+ locations)
D. Analogous Inspiration Locations (Precrafted—1+ location // Personal—3+ locations) Needs more research: