Nadia Clarke About me… My name is Nadia Clarke. I live in Halifax, West Yorkshire. I am a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy, I’m deaf and use BSL and an electronic communication aid as my primary means of communication. And communicating I do…. with purpose, power and effectiveness. I was the first deaf person to receive an AAC device. I would describe myself as a strong, independent and Unique individual, who has a positive outlook…
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Hope Lightowler About me… I am Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG for Adult Social Care and am a shared lives ambassador and various voluntary roles. I have drawn on adult social care since I was 18. I have lived in Shared Lives for five years. I’ve also accessed respite/short breaks and PA hours. I have Autism and ADHD and several mental health diagnoses. I’m passionate and comfortable speaking about: Drawing on social care Drawing…
Sian Lockwood About me… I have spent my working life as a passionate advocate for small-scale relational community-led solutions that helped other local people. As CEO of the representative body for family-based support Shared Lives Plus, lobbied successfully for a regulatory approach which placed the burden of regulation on an agency rather than the families. After founding Community Catalysts in September 2009, as CEO I continued the struggle for a policy, legislative, regulatory and bureaucratic…
Andy McCabe My name is Andy McCabe. I have a disability called Spinal Muscular Atrophy which has resulted in significant muscle weakness and means I use an electric wheelchair full time. I can’t weight bear at all and have very limited arm and hand movement, meaning I have 24 hours support. I started receiving Direct Payments in 2009 when I was 19 and then moved to 24/7 Direct Payment paid support in 2014. I had…
INCLUSIVITY CHAMPION TO RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS PEOPLE’S HONOUR AT THE HOUSE OF LORDS Julie Stansfield, from Greater Manchester is to be recognised at the Palace of Westminster with the prestigious British Citizen Award (BCA) in recognition of her extraordinary endeavours. The British Citizen Award in partnership with One Stop, is now in its ninth year and recognises exceptional individuals who positively impact their communities throughout the country. Dubbed ‘The People’s Honours’ due to the fact that…
A survey about finding and keeping Personal Assistants The Local Government Association (LGA) and Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) have facilitated a survey which has been designed by people who use *Personal Assistants (PAs) for people who use PAs. The purpose of the survey is to find out about the challenges faced by people who use PAs since March 2020, particularly in recruiting (finding) and retaining (keeping) PAs. The survey is aimed at all people…
Making Vaccination a Condition of Deployment in the Health and Wider Social Care Sector ILG Support have produced a guide that considers the likelihood of covid vaccinations becoming mandatory for PAs in England. You can read the guide HERE
Anne’s story – Care and Support during the pandemic Anne’s story – A story of how what effect processes have on results and outcomes – and if the process could shift what difference could be made.
