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Being Included
This part of the website is about not feeling or being left out. Its about making sure that people with learning disabilities are included in the community. In this section of the website you will find information about:
- Being part of your community
- Valuing everyone - including people with high support needs
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What does Valuing People say?
Valuing People says "too many people with learning disabilities and their families lead lives apart with limited opportunities and poor life chances... People with learning disabilities should have the same opportunities as other people to lead full and active lives." It also says "Being part of the mainstream is something most of us take for granted. we go to work, look after families, visit our GPs, use transport, and go to the
swimming pool or cinema. Inclusion means enabling people with learning disabilities to do those ordinary things, make use of mainstream services and be fully included in the local community." People with learning disabilities can live just as good a life as anyone else. |
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For too many years, people with learning disabilities have been seen mainly as how services see them so as :
- patients
- clients
- residents
Today we need to see people in a different way as:
- citizens
- consumers
- voters
But mainly as people - with the same hopes and dreams about their lives as other people. A good website to find out about ideas about inclusion is www.inclusion.com
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