We are looking for people to run for us and to help us fundraise!
We have places for the Royal Parks Half Marathon in London on 12th October and for the Doitforcharity 5K run in Manchester on 8th June or London on 11th May.
We’ll support you every step of the way and we can answer [...]
Archive for ◊ March, 2008 ◊
We had a letter published in The Guardian today.
It’s a response to the recent Government announcement that up to 2.6 million people currently claiming incapacity benefit would face “strict testing” in order to encourage them to work.
Here it is in full:
“Dear Sirs,
I think most people would agree that more needs to be done to help [...]
The Big Event was great. It was held by In Control, a national organisation which has been piloting the use of individual budgets – or “self-directed support” – among learning disabled people in the UK.
There were dozens of organisations from around the country, as well as people with learning disabilities and their support workers [...]
United Response is hosting a room at In Control’s Big Event at the NEC, Birmingham on Thursday, 13th March. We will be running five workshops throughout the day covering: providing individual support; using person-centred tools; community building; how to make business accessible and using an individual approach to move towards employment. Come and say hello!
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