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Welcome to New Vision Training.
We are a social enterprise in the north east of England run by a dedicated and enthusiastic team of people with learning disabilities. We offer inspirational training to help professionals across the region to provide better services.
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Time for change
In 2001 the government produced a white paper called Valuing People. It set out a plan to support people with learning disabilities that enables them to live fulflling lives in their own communities. One of its aims is to improve services by focusing on independence, rights, choices and inclusion.
The paper contains lots of life-changing information that doesn’t always reach people with learning disabilities. Since it is all about us, we decided to take control and learn about the planned changes by using storytelling and drama. It felt good so we encouraged other people with learning disabilities to use the same techniques to relate Valuing People to their own lives.
Before we knew it, we were being invited to advise other people with learning disabilities about their rights, choices and responsibilities. It felt great to get out there and do something important and it was really good fun too.
A new vision
At frst we didn’t plan to develop a user-led enterprise. However, it soon became clear this was the best way to get the message across to service providers about what we need and want, for ourselves and our families.
Inspired, we set up New Vision Training in 2004. Our name came about because Valuing People set out a ‘new vision’ for people with learning disabilities and we wanted to make sure that this new vision became a reality.
Since then we have gone from strength to strength. Raising learning disability awareness, changing perceptions and improving attitudes. Our work has shown that we are skilled and ambitious individuals who can accomplish great things. Making valuable contributions to society as well as being passionate about what we do.
By 2006 we were proud holders of the Best Service User Involvement Award For Excellence in Social Care, presented to us by Skills for Care.
Today, thanks to us, people all over the North East, including health and social care workers, academics, nurses, volunteers, young adults, local government workers and leisure staff, have a better understanding of how they can make services inclusive for people with learning disabilities.
Training
We deliver a range of valuable and insightful training to professionals, enabling them to provide more inclusive working environments. All of our training refects person-centred approaches and is delivered in relaxed and creative ways, yet remains practical, thought-provoking and full of surprises.
Every event is run by people with learning disabilities who express their real-life experiences of living with disability and receiving segregated services. This has proved to be a positive way of increasing awareness of the changes needed to support Valuing People.
Each participant will receive a certifcate of attendance and an information pack. Every event is evaluated by particpants to enable New Vision to continue to improve the training they deliver.
Consultancy
Our consultancy work involves seeking the views of people with learning disabilities and their carers, regarding the quality of the support they receive. We also offer service-testing with frst-hand user feedback. Ask us how we can help you get better at what you do.