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



Counting the Costs 2014 Survey
Contact a Family would like family members who care for
children and young people with disabilities to take part in
some important research.
It is about family finances and the impact of welfare
reforms.
By filling out the survey you will be helping to raise
awareness and lobby for change.
The deadline to complete the survey is the end of May
2014.
Please help by completing the survey here
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CTC2014
If you would like a copy of the survey or help completing it
please call Contact a Family on 020 7608 8742.
Inclusion North Bulletin

Issue Number 66
20
th
May 2014













Disability Hate Crime Network
The All Party Parliamentary Disability Group will be
meeting on: Tuesday, 10
th
June 2014, 2.30- 3.30 pm

Venue: Room 4A, House of Lords, Palace of Westminster

The meeting will be addressed by The Disability
Commissioner of the Equality and Human Rights
Commission, Lord Holmes MBE.

He will give a progress report on the Inquiry into Disability
Harassment, including a summary of developments since
he addressed the group in March 2013

Stephen Brookes MBE of the Hate Crime network, and
Disability Rights UK, will talk about the involvement of the
Third Party reporting toolkit.

For further information or to confirm that you are going
please email
Philip.Connolly@disabilityrightsuk.org










Inquiry into Childcare for Disabled Children
For parents of disabled children finding good quality,
affordable childcare can be problematic.
The Parliamentary Inquiry into childcare for disabled
children wants to explore the reasons for this and find out
what can be done to improve the situation.

You can help by sharing your experiences of childcare for
disabled children in the following survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/M63X2B8














Carers Assessments and Resources
The Care Bill proposes new rights to assessment for
carers.
To support this, a free e-learning course and two guides for
those who carry out carers assessments have been
developed by Skills for Care in partnership with the Carers
Trust.

Carers Assessments: Getting it right offers advice and
best practice guidance for how to prepare for and conduct
statutory carers assessments to achieve the best
outcomes for the carer.

Carers and Communities is a guide to understanding why
carers need communities and communities need carers.
Assessing carers needs is a short guide to taking
account of everyone in the family who cares. It explores
the benefits of taking a whole family approach to a carers
assessment and support planning.

You can see the e-learning and download the guides here:
http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Skills/Carers/Carers.aspx
























Transitions into Adulthood for Young People
with Autism
The NAS Harrogate and District Branch are holding a
conference which will look at transitions into adulthood.

Date: Friday 11
th
July 2014
Venue: Ashville College, Green Lane, Harrogate HG2 9JP

You can see a flyer for the event here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/225033698/Annual-Conference-
Flyer-2014

For more information contact:
NASHarrogateBranch@nas.org.uk
Tel: 07824 473871











BMA Report
The BMA have published a report about the physical and
mental health needs of people with learning disabilities.
The main findings of the report are:

-The need for a Mortality Review
-Promoting prevention and early intervention strategies
-Delivering joined up care
-Recommendations about training and workforce planning
-A call for research.
You can see the full report here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/225040695/Recognising-the-
Importance-of-Physical-Health-in-Mental-Health-and-
Intellectual-Disability-Achieving-Parity-of-Out





































Petition to stop Taxi Drivers overcharging
Disabled Passengers
People First Keighley and Craven have started a petition
to Kris Hopkins MP.
It is to enact Section 165 of the Equality Act 2010 to stop
Private Hire Operators taking financial advantage of
(overcharging) wheelchair/disabled passengers.
In Bradford as well as other cities in the UK, private hire
operators are charging wheelchair passengers double the
actual fare and in some cases charging more for using an
adapted taxi, (taxis which are designed to carry more than
4 passengers.)
This is discrimination.
The piece of legislation that protects people in wheelchairs
from being overcharged has not yet come in to play so the
government is allowing these drivers to carry on taking
financial advantage of wheelchair users and the disabled.

If you would like to support the petition please follow this
link
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/kris-hopkins-mp-to-
enact-section-165-of-the-equality-act-2010-to-stop-private-
hire-operators-taking-financial-advantage-overcharging-
wheelchair-disabled-passengers










Healthy Surfers
Health Surfers is a project to help people with learning
disabilities find health information on the internet safely and
securely.
It is being delivered by Speakup, together with lots of other
partners, like Inclusion North, Wiltshire and Greenwich
People First.
The DVD and training resources talk about viruses, pop-
ups and what to think about to make sure you use the
internet safely when looking up things or sending emails.
You can see more at www.speakup.org.uk/?page_id=249











Staying Healthy
NDTi and Improving Health and Lives are holding a free all
day event to share some of the important messages from
the Joint Self Assessment Framework.
This will be in Newcastle on 16
th
July.
The event is for people with learning disabilities, family
carers, partnership boards, health and wellbeing boards.
You can see more information on this flyer:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/225231730/Flyer-Staying-
Healthy-Event
If you would like to go to the event please complete this
application form:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/225232038/Flyer-Application-
Form-Staying-Healthy-Event











Work For All Toolkit
The Twisting Ducks Theatre group is holding a series of
one-hour employer engagement events in Newcastle.
They will use these to launch their new toolkit Work For
All. This is a film-based resource that promotes
employment and work based learning for people with
learning disabilities and potential employers.
The toolkit shows some of the excellent work programmes
already running in the North East and gives practical
information and advice for employers, people with learning
disabilities, parents and carers.

You can find out more here:
http://www.thetwistingducks.co.uk/Site/Work_for_all!.html

Please email or telephone to book your place
thetwistingducks@gmail.com
07925167775










Helping people with learning disabilities go to
slimming groups if they want to
The University of Sheffield is doing some research to find
out what it is like for people with learning disabilities to join
slimming groups.

They would like to hear from anyone who would like to take
part in the project.

You can find out more here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/225031724/v5-17-4-14-WILD-
Easy-Read-Information-SheetMR-2

For more information contact Dr Liz Croot on:
0114 222 1725
l.croot@sheffield.ac.uk









Feeling Down Mental Health Guide
Feeling Down is an Easy Read Guide to looking after your
mental health developed by the Foundation for People with
Learning Disabilities.
You can see the guide here:
http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/content/assets/pdf/pu
blications/feeling-down-guide.pdf?view=Standard





Postural Care Stories
Postural Care have been working with The Sensory Story
Project to write three wonderful stories.
They are intended to support the use of therapeutic lying
and make for a wonderful, relaxing bedtime story.
All stories can be purchased at www.posturalcareskills.com







Streetwise Travelling Around By Yourself
Connect in the North will be running some training for
adults with learning difficulties who want to travel places
without support.
The course starts in July and is in Leeds.
You can see a flyer and booking form for the event here.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/225049672/Streetwise-
Travelling-by-Yourself-Summer-Course
For more information contact Sarah on
0113 270 3233
sarah@citn.org.uk
















Justice for LB
On 14
th
May 2014 Inclusion North hosted a meeting with
People First England and self advocacy groups or leaders
from across Yorkshire, Humber and the North East. The
event also supported the Justice for LB campaign.
LB or Laughing Boy was the online name of Connor
Sparrowhawk, who died after 107 days in an assessment
and treatment unit on 4th July 2013. An independent
review later found that Connor's death was preventable.

We have produced a special bulletin to tell you what good
ideas or good ways of working that people, family members
and professionals shared.
You can read the special bulletin here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/225230689/Justice-for-LB-
Bulletin









What is coming up next at Inclusion North

Yorkshire & Humber Family Carers, launch of the Getting
a Job Guide 29
th
May
South Tees Provider Forum 4
th
June
North East Family Carers 5
th
June
Yorkshire & Humber Lead Officers 13
th
June
Rights and Responsibilities 18
th
June
North East Learning Disability Partnership 27
th
June
If you would like to know more about any of these events
contact Claire or Marie on 0113 262 6409
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 262 6409

E-mail: info@inclusionnorth.org


Or you can write to us at:

Inclusion North
191 Belle Vue Road
Leeds
LS3 1HG

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:
Email: Lucyvirgo@inclusionnorth.org