Inclusion North Bulletin

Issue Number 106

15th December 2015
23rd September 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.

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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

Resource Kits
The International Disability and Human Rights Network
has made some kits to help people working for the rights
of disabled people. They are to help people be more
organised and to campaign better.

This is what the kits are about:

Media Information: How the Media works and how to
make it work for you.
Consultation And Influence: How to influence the
movers, shakers and policy-makers.
Campaigns: Strategies and tactics for effective
campaigning.

Organisation Building: How to create and develop a

campaigning organisation.
Fund-raising: How funding works, how to find it and
how to spend it.
Disabled Women: An International Resource Kit
Civil Rights Law and Disabled People: A guide to
civil rights, human rights and legislation.
You can see the kits here:
http://www.daa.org.uk/index.php?page=test-resources

Spirituality and Emotional Well-being

No Box to Tick This is a resource booklet for people
supporting adults with learning disabilities. It gives the
views of people with learning disabilities about
spirituality and what it means to them. The booklet
includes 'practical things to do' and you can see it here:
http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/publications/nobox-to-tick/

Lemos&Crane have put together a detailed guide on

how to support the spirituality of people with learning
disabilities. This document is available on their website.
http://www.lemosandcrane.co.uk/aac/index.php?id=234
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Personal Health Budgets

NHS England is holding some events to help local areas
implement personal health budgets and integrated
personal budgets.
They are aimed at people who will have an active role
in developing local Transforming Care implementation
plans from childrens and adult services, including:

SROs for Transforming Care partnerships

Heads of service

Commissioners and heads of service working in

the NHS and local authorities

NHS and social care professionals including

transition leads

Voluntary sector organisations

The event for our region is at,

Crowne Plaza, Leeds
On Tuesday 12th January 2016

You can book a place using this link:

http://www.events.england.nhs.uk/all/860

For more information please contact:

england.personalhealthbudgets@nhs.net

Mencap Young Ambassadors in Leeds

Leeds Mencap are looking for people aged 16-25 with a
learning disability who would like to help support their
work.

The Young Ambassadors programme is a way for young

people with a learning disability to build their skills, grow
in confidence and become a role model for other people
with a learning disability.

Here is a fact sheet and application form:

https://www.scribd.com/doc/293013861/YoungAmbassadors-Programme-Fact-Sheet-Dec-2015
https://www.scribd.com/doc/293015364/Leeds-MencapYoung-Ambassador-Application-Form

If you would like more information about this please

contact Laura York, Volunteering Projects Officer:

Laura.york@leedsmencap.org.uk
Or phone
0113 2351331

BILD Guides
BILD have launched two new guides.
The first one is a book about end of life care for people
on the Autism spectrum by Jill Ferguson and Val Laurie
from Scottish Autism.
You can find out more about the book here
http://www.bild.org.uk/our-services/books/health-andwellbeing/peaceful-painfree-and-dignified/

The second is a film about getting older. It tells stories of

people keeping active and staying connected as they
get older.
You can see the film here:
www.bild.org.uk/information/ageingwell/activeageing/
For more information you can call BILD on
0121 415 6960

Baily Thomas Doctoral Fellowship personal

awards
The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund has announced that
it is starting the Baily Thomas Doctoral Fellowship
personal awards.
Awards will be made for successful applicants to
complete PhD studies on a topic relevant to people with
learning disabilities.

The closing date for applications for this first round is 1st
March 2016 and interviews for shortlisted applicants will
be held in June 2016.

You can get more information and the application form

here:
http://bailythomas.org.uk/whatwedo/doctoral-fellowship

or you can contact the Baily Thomas Charitable Fund

on:
01582 439225
Or
info@bailythomas.org.uk

Jobs with the Autism Programme Board

The Autism Programme Board watches how the Think
Autism plan for adults with autism is working.
They are seeking to get more people on the autism
programme board who have a learning disability or
autism, or who are family members of someone who
has.
They are looking for 2 new members, including a cochair, who can speak for the interests and experiences
of people with autism and their families.
You will need to be available for up to 15 days per year
to do this.

To find out more, you can download the role description

and application form from the Department of Health
website at
http://bit.ly/1GBJbn3

You will need to scroll down the page a little bit to see
his job.

The last time that you can apply is noon on the 5th
January 2016.

Active Beyond Education

This is some new research about young disabled
peoples experiences of sport and physical activity as
they become adults.

The main findings show a need to engage disabled

people in sport at a young age to stop them being
inactive later in life.

This work will be used to shape future provision of sport

and physical activity for young disabled people and
support more people to be active.
Click here to read the full report:
http://www.efds.co.uk/resources/research/efds_research

Hands and Voices Christmas Video

Accessible Arts and Media are celebrating Christmas
this year with the fabulous Hands and Voices.
You can see and hear the Hands and Voices
apprentices on the link below performing I want a
Hippopotamus for Christmas!

http://bit.ly/1UtuoOa

What is coming up next at Inclusion North

14th January
28th January

Improving Health and Lives

Yorkshire & Humber Talking Travel

29th January
16th February
24th February

North East Partnership

Self Advocacy Supporters Network
North East Family Carers Network

2nd March

South Tees Provider Forum

If you would like to know more about any of these

events contact Marie on 0113 244 4792
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

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

Marcella Celli
Tel: 07767 776125
Email: Marcella@inclusionnorth.org

Kirsty Morgan
Tel: 07539 729237
Email: kirsty@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
Calderdale
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