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A Strategy for Disabled people with a physical or
sensory impairment developing social care, housing and health
services was produced by the North Somerset Physical and Sensory
Impairment Partnership Board in October 2004.
This was the first strategy for this particular group of
Disabled people in North Somerset. It described the services
available to Disabled people and identified some priorities for
action over the three years of the strategy.
The Partnership Board is one of a number of joint planning
groups whose role is to advise on the development of social care,
housing and health services.
Members include individual Disabled people, carers, voluntary
organisations and representatives from social care, housing and
health services.
The Partnership Board is reviewing the first strategy, and is
starting on a consultation process on a new draft strategy.
Since the first strategy was produced a number of significant
developments in national policy regarding Disable people with a
physical or sensory impairment have been developed.
It would not be enough just to revise and update the first
strategy. It is important to engage directly with Disabled people
about care issues.
A
consultation paper has been produced to give Disabled people,
carers and organisations working with Disabled people the
opportunity to influence the aims, principles and strategic
objectives that will be the core of the new strategy.
If you have a visual impairment or disability and use a screen
reader we have a text version of the
consultation paper.
The consultation will run until Friday 13 June 2008. If you
would like the consultation paper in hard copy, or in a different
format, Braille, on audio tape, larger print or in a language other
than English, please contact
Abby Elias on 01934 426 038.
If you would like more information about the new strategy, the
consultation process or the Partnership Board, then please contact
Alun Davies or telephone 01275 884 033. |