Listed below are all the links that you may find useful whilst browsing our website
Hampshire Constabulary Open day for Adults with Learning Disabilities
The police are holding an open day at their Headquarters in Netley for adults with learning disabilities, their friends and families. It's on the Friday 3rd May 2013 from 10am.
Click on the link to find out more.
Hampshire Constabulary Open day for Adults with Learning Disabilities
Hampshire Constabulary’s Direct Access Line
The Police have set up a new service called the Direct Access Line for vulnerable callers for non-emergency calls.
The caller can register on line or by post.
the police will then send them a welcome pack with the phone number to use and everything they need to know.
Their details will be stored in police systems on a personal record.
The calls will come in directly to the police using a Direct Dial Number which by-passes all the menu options and then the telephone display screen will show it as a "direct access line" call so that the call taker can deal with the caller in the best way.
Housing Rights
Please follow this link to the Housing Rights Resource Pack launched on 31st March 2010 which covers many subjects around different housing options available for people with learning disabilities.
The leaflets are completely new resources and some publications have been updated to include new legislation and options.
New Online Library of Easy Read Documents
Pictures Speak Louder is a new website that has lots of different pictures and easy read documents
Hampshire Partnership Trust
This website tells you what the NHS trust is doing for people with learning disabilities in Hampshire
The National Forum
The National Forum works with the Learning Disability Programme Board and has the job of telling the Government how Valuing People is working for people with learning difficulties.
Southampton Leisure
These pages are packed with information on where to go and what to see in the City, including information on the arts, parks, sports venues, events and all sorts of spare time and leisure activities.
ARC’s Learning Disability and Ethnicity Network
ARC is a three year Department of Health funded project to set up and run a good practice / information sharing network on all initiatives concerned with Learning Disability and Ethnicity
Mencap
Mencap is the UK's* leading learning disability charity working with people with a learning disability and their families and carers.
Moving on up
Moving on up is especially for young people with a learning disability and their supporters and families
Patient Experience Service (PES)
The Patient Advice & Liaison Service (PALS) is a confidential service for patients and their carers and relatives who are receiving treatment from NHS Southampton
Southampton City Primary Care Trust
Southampton PCT directly provide primary, community, and consultant-led secondary services as well as commissioning acute and specialist services from other organisations such as Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust and Hampshire Partnership Trust for mental health and learning disability services.
Mencap
Mencap seeks to improve the lives of people of all ages with learning disabilities and their families or carers living in Southampton.
Carers’ Together
Carers Together provides a range of services for carers and has a large resource of useful information for carers and professionals. You can access these from the navigational column on any page.
National family carer website
The Network gives a national focal point for the issues affecting families that include an adult with a learning disability.