Speak Up and Make a Difference

Speak Up and Make a Difference course

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Dimensions' innovative development programme for people with a learning disability, Speak Up and make a Difference, has completed its first course and a second course is now successfully underway. The courses focus on key communication skills including listening, networking and body language. Each student is given learning objectives to take away and work on with a mentor.

What is 'Speak up and Make a Difference' about?

Times are changing for people with learning disabilities as the balance of power shifts back to the person, putting them in control of their lives. Our aim is that this course will give the attendees the confidence to 'speak up and make a difference' for themselves and also for others. It was initially launched in September 2008 with a series of monthly core workshops to follow.

The aim was to be able to create a council in March 2009, made up of the people we support, who would directly advise our board on learning disability issues. The first course ensured that the people elected on to the council had the skills to be able to speak up and make a difference.

Last updated: 7th January 2010 at 10:01:44