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We are the voice for everyone 14 years or older that has a learning disability and/or autism and lives and/or uses services in Cambridgeshire.

The Old Granary, Oakington
Joined October 2014
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This account is closed. For news and updates about Speak Out Council in Cambs, visit us at the VoiceAbility website: ow.ly/cZuA50Lbusa and follow us on Twitter here: @VoiceAbility
CCC and PCC have a SEND Pledge - cambridgeshire.gov.uk/…/cambridgeshire-and-pete… Everyone who works with, and supports young people with SEND, can sign up to this. You can click the link below to complete the form to show you support this. forms.office.com/Pages/Respo……
We've been helping with the work on the All-Age Autism Strategy. Click below to see more: cambridgeshire.gov.uk/news/c…
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Last week, Bill, Anne and Kate met the Learning Disability Specialist Nurse at Addenbrookes to make a film about the LD nurses and what they do. Here are some Behind the Scenes photos!
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Just going to leave this here if you have autism or support someone with autism and like to join! #autismawareness
For Co-production week, Anne says, ‘It's good to share information and ideas with others. I went to Facet, March and talked about what people like or don’t like and we shared their ideas with @CambsCC for the Learning Disability Vision Survey.’
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For Co-production week the Speak Out Leaders have been thinking about why co-production is important to them. Bill says, ‘By working together, we can make a difference to people’s lives, be able to network with one another and do some good and feel better for it.'
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For Co-production week the Speak Out Leaders have been thinking about why co-production is important to them. Neil says, ‘To get young people’s voice heard at the SEND Partnership Board – they give us information about what they’re going to do about problems. When we do drop
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ins young people enjoy doing the activities we plan…Some young people with learning disabilities and/or autism told us about how they want to be treated and now we’re going to make a film together, so everyone knows what’s important for them.’
For Co-production week, we have been thinking about why co-production is important to us. Sean says, ‘It’s important everyone has their voices heard, so something happens and things change if they need to – hopefully. Getting out there and talking to people with learning
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disabilities and/or autism might help people. When we work together it’s about understanding people with learning disabilities and working with them better. A few years ago we did a petition about the Saxongate Crossing in Huntingdon and it worked – now there is a crossing.’
Want to know more about co-production? There is plenty of info on hand this week in @SCIE_socialcare 's #coproduction week
Co-production Week starts "As a disabled woman I have found not only is participation difficult on an equal basis because of my gender but also because of my impairment" And join at at 3pm Monday for a #coproweek Twitter event scie.org.uk/news/opinions/wh… #coproduction
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Anybody wanting to learn about Parliament and how it all works? We got you covered! learning.parliament.uk/en/se…
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Our friends @pinpointcambs are hosting their first ever virtual conference! Go here if you would like to attend: pinpoint-cambs.org.uk/pinpoi…
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Our Fenland Leader Anne has been out this week at FACET talking to people about all sorts of things. Nice to be out talking to people like this again!
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If you'd like to know more about the support you can get to find and keep a job - come along to this FREE virtual employment additional needs event 28 May 10-11.30am! Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/pathway-t… @CambsCC @Papworth_Trust
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Speak Out Council retweeted
Author @HolSmale finally got her clinical diagnosis of autism at the end of last year, aged 39. She joins @Emmabarnett to discuss how she is embracing the condition bbc.in/3ys7lOh
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It's Mental Health Awareness week so why note check out the Mental Health Foundation website- packed full of activities and things to do #ConnectWithNature #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek ​​​​​​​ youtu.be/TdDioDtjkis
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Today is International Nurses Day. We've got a lot to thank them for after what has been a pretty busy year (or two) for them. Here's a video we did about the learning disability nurses and what they do #learningdisabilty #cuh_nhs fb.watch/5oJHSB03K2/