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Presentation for the Every Voice Counts Partnership day on May 17 by Joanna Matthews of Regional Disability Network. She talked about the RDN's EVCPWM project to empower people with disabilities in the West Midlands: it sought to: Support existing groups Set up new groups Set up networks Link with local government Link with other regional bodiesTRANSCRIPT
Joanna MatthewsEVC
Disability Empowerment Champions
Why take part in the EVC initiative?
our region our voice – let’s use it
20%* disabled people in region
Regional Disability Network
Gathering evidenceRaising awarenessCampaigning
RDN project =
Support existing groups
Set up new groups
Set up networks
Link with local government
Link with other regional bodies
Social model of Disability
• Impairment = injury, illness, or congenital condition
• Disability – loss or limitation of opportunities – No equality – social and environmental barriers
Barriers create the main problems•environment •attitudes - stereotyping, discrimination prejudice•inflexible procedures and practices
Our EVC scheme
Purpose - enable 15 disabled people to become Empowerment Champions
InfluenceLobbyCampaign
Activities
Bid November 09
Contract early December
• Raising awareness of DEC concept and opportunity
• Delivery of learning programme
• Liaison with NI4 leads and others
Achievements• self-development course• delivery to 42 Disabled people • organisational learning about marketing • Increased organisational knowledge - fully
accessible provision• greater understanding of NI4 targets and
CDP’s potential contribution• increased contact with some local
authorities to build on
Challenges
• Time factor
• Connecting with NI4 leads
• Geography
Learning • Longer time period to deliver planned
outputs
• Successful joint delivery with LAs - relationships to be in place
• Some beneficiaries require more one-to-one input prior to training events
Recommendations for EVC
• It takes time
• Fit with local authority priorities
• Lighter touch monitoring and evaluation
What went well• 28 participants main programme
• Additional programme 14 adults with learning difficulties
• Organisational learning – Marketing– Contacts– Accessible training methods– Meeting very diverse needs
Joanna Matthews
Project Manager
Regional Disability Network Project at CDP