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Breakthrough UK Ltd.Breakthrough UK Ltd.
Including disabled people
Being in control
Independent Living, Choice, and Employment
Lorraine Gradwell MBE: Chief Executive, Breakthrough UK Ltd
0161-273-5412: www.breakthrough-uk.com
Breakthrough UK Ltd.Breakthrough UK Ltd.
Including disabled people
1. What is Breakthrough?2. What do we do?3. Why are we different?
About Breakthrough
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Barriers? What barriers?Expectations
Education & Training
Transport
Housing
Information
Peer support
Expectations!
Who helps? Advocates / self advocates
Families (sometimes)
Social Services (sometimes)
Employment organisations (sometimes)
The government (sometimes)
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Who’s in the way?Families (sometimes)
Social Services (sometimes)
Employment organisations (sometimes)
The government (sometimes)
Ourselves (sometimes!)
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IDEAS?How to get past people who may be
“in the way”?
1.Families?
2.Social worker?
3.Employment support workers?
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The future?
• Independence and control are the same thing really
• “Right to Control” covers employment
• What can you do?
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