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Central Government Ministry of Justice Updated version of the 'Easy Guide to the Human Rights Act' that we produced with the Department for Constitutional Affairs in 2004
Department for Constitutional Affairs Easy guide to the Human Rights Act
Consultation booklet about Court Fees in Mental Capacity Act
Booklet on the Code for Mental Capacity Act
An audio CD about the Code for the Mental Capacity Act
Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland Accessible Equality Impact Assessment on the Northern Ireland Welfare Reform Bill 2009
Department for Regional Development in Northern Ireland Summary document for consultation on Rapid Transit for Belfast
Department of Health Accessible version of Choice Framework
Easy read version of Mental Capacity Advocacy Scheme
Easy read leaflet (pdf, 152kb) about Patient Choice
Easy read leaflet on 'risk' (pdf, 711kb)
National organisations British Institute of Learning Disabilities Easy Guide to Physical Interventions for adults
Easy Guide to Physical Interventions for children and young people
Easy Guide to the Human Rights Act
Disability Rights Commission 'Equality and Diversity: Making it Happen' booklet
'Making the Law Better for Disabled People' booklet and audio CD
European Year of Disabled People The Count Us In project encouraged people to take part in meetings. We made a video, CD and a booklet.
Financial Ombudsman Service Accessible booklet about FOS services
Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities Accessible guide to partnership boards for 'Valuing People' web site
Healthcare Commission Accessible text and images for the learning disability pages on their web site.
Accessible version of 'Count me in' census
IDeA (Improvement and Development Agency for local government) An accessible version of the detailed document which will guide Peer Reviews for Partnership Boards
Accessible version of IDeA's introduction to Peer Reviews for Partnership Boards
Accessible document about commissioning services for people with learning disabilities
Accessible executive summary about their work on 'information, advice and advocacy'
Learning and Skills Council Accessible version of 'Learning for Living and Working in London: a plan for people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities'
Legal Services Commission Accessible versions of leaflets on legal aid and criminal defence.
Mencap/Valuing People Easy read version of You can Work it Out (pdf, 1.61mb) employment leaflet
Easy read version of 'Valued in Public' employment booklet
Nationwide Building Society Easy read leaflet about Nationwide's current account
ofgem Easy read text for their 'consumer' and 'contact' pages on their web site
RADAR Accessible versions of RADAR's 6 'Influencing Toolkit' documents
Social Care Institute for Excellence Easy read 'Making social care better'
Accessible papers for SCIE conference
Valuing People Team Series of Network Newsletters for the Valuing People Team in London
Progress report on 'Getting a Life' for the Learning Disability Programme Board.
Booklet and poster about 'Getting a Life' event
Easy read version of their Bulletin
Easy read document called 'Plan for Jobs' (pdf, 964kb) for their employment conference
London wide Organisations Advocacy Across London Accessible text for a poster about the AAA charter
Greater London Authority Easy read transport strategy summary
London Buses 'Out and About' - independent travel pack. 1st prize in the Association of Social Care Communicators, Community Care/Communications Award 2003.
Trainers guide to support people to travel and community awareness scenario cards
London Sports Forum Posters, promotional materials and banner for 'My Life, my Choice' event
Skills & Learning for London Partnership Easy read 'Learning for Living and Working in London' bulletin
Easy read 'Working for All: Work based learning options'
Transport for London Out and about  guide to support people to travel independently. This pack won a Plain English Award and a CiB Award for Excellence.
Carers' guide for people supporting independent travel
CD and online MP3s of 'Out and about' guide
Local Government Belfast City Centre Regeneration Access and Mobility information in easy read format
City of York Council Easy read version of their equalities strategy
Kent County Council Two documents for Kent Adult Social Services and a presentation on changes to services
Accessible job application form
A transport pack to support independent travel in Kent
London Borough of Bexley Easy read leaflet about the Bexley Council Change programme
London Borough of Bromley Accessible day services strategy document for their learning disabilities service
Accessible web site for services in Bromley
Questionnaire for service users and their learning disability partnership board minutes
London Borough of Greenwich (Adult Services) Accessible 'Support Planning and Brokerage' document to compare developments in Greenwich and other boroughs
Accessible support plan document 'Choice and Control: Choosing my Care, my support in my own way'
Abbeywood Road Community Team - leaflets, standards for services and audio version of their information
A leaflet to promote a Greenwich event in Learning Disabilities Week
Accessible support planning form
Accessible leaflet for Greenwich Adult Placement Scheme
Promotional video for Greenwich's successful Beacon Status application
Accessible Beacon Newsletter and conference materials for the Beacon Open Day
Accessible web site about the work about learning disability services in Greenwich. This was set up with the money received for Greenwich Council's successful Beacon application for their 'Valuing People' work.
Accessible minutes, agendas and other papers for Partnership Board Meetings - includes audio and multimedia documents.
Questionnaire about protecting vulnerable adults: 'Adult abuse. Stop it now'.
Accessible abuse leaflet (pdf, 259kb)
Accessible Service level agreement for Voice self-advocacy group
Audio version of 'Ageing Well in Greenwich'.
Multimedia presentation about Support Planning
6 posters about 'Valuing People'
Workforce Development Plan
Accessible version of 'Valuing People'
Accessible 'Modernisation Plan'
London Borough of Greenwich (Neighbourhood services) Easy read version of their refuse and recycling centre leaflet
Easy read version of waste and recycling leaflet
'Housing and Support for People with a Learning Disability'
Greenwich Advice and Support pack and updates
Easy read text about tenancy conditions for Council homes.
Accessible Options Pack including specific information for people with learning difficulties
DVD about 'Greenwich Homes' - Council housing services
Who gets housed in Greenwich? (pdf, 703kb)
'How to Complain' in CD and print versions
Accessible text on adaptations for disabled people
London Borough of Greenwich (Community Participation & Diversity Unit)
Questionnaire to support people to evaluate Greenwich events.
London Borough of Greenwich (Neighbourhood Renewal) Greenwich Finders web site - designed with a group of people with learning difficulties from Greenwich
Newsletters for the Towards Citizenship Project.
A leaflet to encourage community participation
London Borough of Greenwich (Women's Equality Unit) A leaflet about domestic violence
London Borough of Greenwich (Adoption Team) Accessible adoption booklet
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Accessible minutes for the Commission Group meetings
Accessible letter, FAQ document and questionnaire on home support services
Accessible questionnaire, letter and FAQ document about home care
London Borough of Tower Hamlets Accessible newsletter (pdf, 1.03mb) for their 'Building Schools for the Future' work
Leaflet about Exclusions from School
Port Neath Social Services 'How to Complain to Social Services'
Shropshire County Council Working with the Council and a web design company to produce an accessible web site
Wiltshire County Council Accessible web site for people with learning difficulties in Wiltshire
City of York Council Equalities Strategy
Health and Primary Care Trusts Enfield PCT Accessible print and audio versions of their 'Your Health, Your Future' document and accessible feedback form
Greenwich Primary Care Trust Posters on health issues
Accessible 'A Picture of Health' booklet
Greenwich Teaching PCT Accessible documents about the 'Wensley Close' service
Oxleas NHS Trust Questionnaire to encourage people to become Trust members
Wandsworth Care Alliance Accessible annual report
Charities and housing organisations Advocacy in Greenwich Accessible web site and business plan
Aldingbourne Trust Promotion DVD about 'Powerful Trainers' program
Asthma UK We evaluated their site to help it become more accessible to people with learning disabilities
Camden Society Posters about services to employers and service users
A booklet about the services 'Access to Employment' services
Picture menu for CJ's Café to support the work of trainees with a learning disability
Caretec Community Services Accessible documents about the services Caretec provide
Central London Connexions An update to the Fast Forward (pdf, 625kb) document about transition which we designed in 2004. This aims to be accessible to people with higher support needs
Gideon Housing Accessible support worker job description
Greenwich Mencap Accessible mission statement
Heart 'n Soul Audio versions of meeting minutes and reports
HomeStart Greenwich Multi-language leaflet about services HomeStart offer
Home Support Network Leaflet, care standards and codes of practice
Independent Living Scheme Accessible leaflets and other documents
mcch Accessible web site for mcch service users
Accessible document about potential changes to the charity's services
Metropolitan Home Ownership Multimedia presentation in PowerPoint
Moat Housing Documents about tenancies
Tower Homes (part of London and Quadrant) Multimedia presentations on affordable housing
Turning Point Accessible Turning Point Leaflet and funding bid document
'I'm a Person Too' Project Accessible training and resources with Advocacy in Greenwich and other Beacon awarded Councils on the ''I'm a Person Too' project to raise awareness of the way people with learning difficulties are treated by public bodies can be improved.
Westlea Housing Association Accessible version of disability equality scheme
Other organisations Cordis Bright Consulting Letter to service users about their support
Cultural Leadership Programme Accessible poster for 'Lead On' event
Greenwich Community College Poster for Sunrise programme
Greenwich Community Learning Disability Team Accessible leaflets on 'Depression','Phobias', 'Hearing Voices', 'Bereavement', 'Anger' and 'Self Harm'
'My Life Plan' document
Transition booklet and web site on resources in Greenwich Introductory Leaflet to CLDT
Greenwich Connexions Promotional postcard
Greenwich Living Options Accessible letter about changes in finance procedure for residential service users
Greenwich Local Labour and Business (GLLaB) Accessible documents using easy read text and symbols
Greenwich Partnership Leaflet (pdf, 981kb) and audio CD summarising the Greenwich Strategy
Lewisham Connexions Photos/symbols for people with high support needs
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Easy read document about changes to ambulance services
Whole Systems Partnership Accessible learning disabilities strategy in Northern England

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