Useful Websites

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Advocacy Matters - Independent provider of professional advocacy services

contact Advocacy Matters: email:amurphy@advocacymatters.com

Allen Shea & Asscoiates - Web site for Essential Lifestyle Planning

ARC Association for Real Change - supports providers of services to people with a learning disability

Archive of Government Documents a selection of Command Papers and other Governmental publications

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BILD - British Institute of Learning Disabilities

C

Central England People First - Welcome to Central England People First. An organisation of people with learning difficulties speaking up for ourselves!

Choice Forum Choice Forum - Foundation for people with learning disabilities

Citizen Advocacy Information & Training CAIT is the national resource agency for citizen advocacy

Community Gateway - A US source of information on Social Role Valerisation, the values base for Person Centred Planning

Circles Network - Key principles of Inclusion and Person Centred Planning

CSIP Individual budgets - CSIP Individual Budgets Pilot Programme

contact CSIP email:dave.spencer@northwest.csip.org.uk

contact CSIP email:carey,bamber@northwest.csip.org.uk

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David Pitonyak / Imagine - Finding New Stories For People Who Experience Disabilities

DCA - Department for Constitutional Affairs - Justice, Rights & Democracy

Down's Syndrome Association - Helping people with Down’s syndrome to live full and rewarding lives

E

Easy Info- Making information easier for people with learning difficulties

Easy Words- Oxfordshire Learning Disability Partnership Board

H

Helen Sanderson Associates - Development agency exploring how person centred planning

housingoptions.org.uk Housing Advisory Service for people with learning disabilities

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In Control - Website for the In Control project

Inclusion Press - Information and resources in all issues concerning inclusion, especially education

Individual budgets - CSIP Individual Budgets Pilot Programme

Inspired Services - Making Life more Accessible

Instream Partnership - Direct Payments, Recruitment, Management and other areas of assistance.

G

Goverment's Carers website - Good links and useful articles

L

Learning disabilities UK - Learning Disability related site

M

Mencap Helpline - Website for the helpline promised in Valuing People

Mental Capacity Act 2005: training materials - Publications/downloads for Mental Capacity Act 2005

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North West Training and Development Team - A provider of consultancy and training in learning disability services, the web site includes a large amount of Person Centred Planning resources

National Development Team - An agency providing consultancy and training in learning disability services

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Office of the National Director for Learning Disabilities

Options in Community Living - One of the leading providers of supported living in the USA

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Paradigm - Probably the best learning disability services website, lot of links especially to government related documents

PLAN Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN) for families committed to future planning and securing a good life for their relative with a disability.

Plan Institute Plan Institute is a source of inspiration, perspective, information, and demonstrable solutions related to caring citizenship

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Self Directed Supported Network - CSIP Self Directed Supported Network

SEN Teacher - special needs online teaching resources, (numeracy, literacy, downloads etc)

spkweb.org.uk Supporting People website

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valuingpeople.gov.uk -ValuingPeople website

Valuing People Support Team - National Forum site for the government white paper

Valuing People North West - A site aimed at families and self advocate with information about the White paper and how the local autoirities in the North West are implementing it.

Vision 2 Learn - Free online courses covering IT and business.