A
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
B
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
D
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
I
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
N
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
O
Office of the National Director for Learning Disabilities
Options in Community Living - One of the leading providers of supported living in the USA
P
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
S
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
V
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.