FREE TO ATTEND

No experience required

All Workshops run from 10-30am to 1-30pm except on Wednesday 15th September.

For each workshop there will be a STRICT LIMIT OF TEN PARTICIPANTS FOR EACH WORKSHOP
(support workers will be very welcome to accompany their clients)

The building has full access for disabled people.

• Monday 6th September – MAKING A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY ALBUM
• Tuesday 7th September – DESIGNING A POSTER
• Wednesday 8th September – MASK-MAKING
• Monday 13th September – PRINTING AN IMAGE ONTO A T-SHIRT
• Tuesday 14th September – CREATING PHOTOGRAPHY MONTAGES
• Wednesday 15th September – FILM & ANIMATION  Please note special time!!  10-30am to 3-30pm
• Thursday 16th September – MAKING A MUSIC/AUDIO MIXED TAPE

www.red-dotexhibitions.co.uk

To book a place or for more information contact Colin 077 5952 5075
colinserjent@hotmail.com

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During the first hour, we will be having a talk from the police community support team and other invited guests about bullying, harassment and hate crime. We know it’s an area that many people are concerned about. From 2pm, it will just be like a normal social afternoon with tea, cakes and chat!

Because there is only a limited space in the office, we may have to limit numbers, so please let us know in advance if you’d like to come. – 0151 707 8582

Please feel free to give us a call if you would like some more information.

*Mencap Liverpool office is now based on the 4th floor of the Federation House, It is on Hope Street in Liverpool. The Postcode is L1 9BW. We are next to the Philharmonic Hall and there is plenty of parking available nearby. Disabled badge holders have a reserved bay in the side street (shown in the picture below)

Help us support you better by filling out our new ‘Member Details Update Form’. For more information please view the members page on our website.

AHDC Newsletter

Wheels for All – A Family Activity

We focus on social inclusion and bringing families together, including those with a disability.  Bring the whole family to enjoy a morning of cycling at…

Wavertree Sports Centre

(Meet on the park, by the back of the running track) Saturday Mornings Throughout the summer 9am-12pm

For more information download this flyer Family Session Flyer

Family carers are invited to attend a meeting about making health services better for people with learning disabilities.   You can go to any one of these meetings (whichever is most convenient)

Meeting 1: 5^th July     10.30am – 1.00pm

Venue: Walton Cornerstones

Meeting 2: 7^th July       10.30 – 1.00pm

Venue: Family Carers Centre

Local Solutions, Mount Vernon Green

Meeting 3: 9^th July         11.00am – 1.00pm

Venue: Olive Mount (Training Room), Wavertree

All family carers living in Liverpool who are members of Mencap Liverpool should have received an invitation letter and a document explaining what the Health Assessment Framework is.  To view these documents click on the links below:

Carers letter-Health assessment meetings July10

What is the Health Assessment Framework (3)

If you would like to be a member of Mencap Liverpool so that you can receive information about events, activities  and meetings, please complete and return the form below by post or email.

Become a Member(info)_Mencap Liverpool_July10

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The report which contains eleven main recommendations is an investigation into hospital/patient experiences among people with a learning disability on Merseyside at six hospitals in the region.

We were delighted with the support Mencap Liverpool had received for this report from the NHS community on Merseyside and Wirral.  It is hugely important for people with a learning disability and their carers, that they are listened to particularly by all the local hospitals and service providers within the NHS.  The purpose of our ‘Make it Better’ report is to provide a voice for the hospital users so they can relate their experiences and let the NHS know how it can be improved.

These changes cannot take place unless we are listened to, so we were very pleased to see so many representatives of the NHS at the launch today and we would like to thank the Royal Hospital for accommodating us.

We would also like to thank the participants in our investigation, the organisations and groups who helped us and The Vodafone Foundation, who helped to fund Researcher Adam Dinsmore to undertake the investigation.

We have produced an Executive Summary and an East Read version as well as the Full Report.  You can download them by clicking on the links below.

Make it Better Exec Summary_ML_24Jun10

Make it Better EASY READ Report_Mencap Liverpool_ 24Jun10

Make it Better Full Report_Mencap Liverpool_24Jun10

This week is Learning Disability Week- Royal Mencap are launching their ‘Getting it right’ charter which overlaps significantly with many of the recommendations in our ‘Make it Better’ Report.  To find out more abou the national campaign and sign the online petition urging NHS Trusts to adpot the charter, go to www.mencap.org.uk/gettingitright