A stronger voice for disabled and Deaf people

Diana CrumpCEO, Living Options Devon

• Living Options Devon

• Fusion Consortium

• User Led Organisations and/or VCS infrastructure support

Presentation

Our Vision

A fully informed, accessible and inclusive society in which every individual has the choice and

opportunity to achieve their full potential and take part as an equal

and valued citizen

Advocacy is taking action to help people say what they want, secure their rights,

represent their interests and obtain services they need.

(Action for Advocacy)

DDN/CCT slide

The government has stated that: “by 2010 each locality should have a User Led

Organisation (ULO)”

 A User Led Organisation involves Deaf and disabled people and carers in its day-to-day running and services.

Fusion meets all of the Department of Health requirements as the User Led Organisation for Devon and is now funded

by Devon County Council

“Made in Devon for Devon”

Coming together

Changing together

Campaigning together

Our Values

“ User led means

equal say”

Fusion will consult with services users and carers,

and ensure that they continue to lead and be “in control” of decisions made

by FusionLocal solutions by Local people

The Fusion Board

Living Options Devon

Westbank

Devon Link Up

Rejuve-nation

Be Involved Devon

Senior Council

Fusion Human Rights Training

Pack

What Fusion has doneHuman Rights Training Fusion involved people with learning disabilities to develop a training pack to raise awareness of Human Rights.

The Joint Engagement Board The board works to plan, monitor and evaluate involvement activities to make sure they are carried out in the correct way.

The Fusion Gateway Fusion sends out involvement activities to the Gateway so people can be involved. Fusion collects the responses and feedback to everyone.

The Putting People First Reference Group enables the Council or NHS to draw on personal experiences on the changes currently being made in health and social care.

VCS and ULOs stronger together

Service user/carer representation is different to VCS representationVCS can provide ULOs with training ULOs can help VCS reach peopleULOS can commission VCS to provide infrastructure supportULOs can provide independent feedback

Maximising impact and effectiveness Remaining true to ‘user led values’

‘Nothing about us without us’

Empowering individuals

Social model

Support and access needs met

Service user and carers at the centre

Advocacy and information

Robust research

Working strategically

Partnership and consortium working

Co-production

Focus resources

Strong networks