CLASP Wokingham, a self advocacy group for people with learning disabilities is planning a range of activities to showcase all the things that people with a learning disability can do, are good at, and are proud of.
Learning Disability Week, starting Monday, June 19, gives them an opportunity to explain, bust myths, and illustrate the many things that people with a learning disability can do.
They have a number of planned activities, including stepping on board Berkshire Healthcare’s NHS Health Bus.
The bus will visit Wokingham as part of its borough tour, and people will be able to meet the NHS Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities (CTPLD).
The team includes specialists in occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, psychology, psychiatry, community nursing and members of the intensive support team who work closely with the NHS In-Patients Unit.
Members of CLASP will join the team aboard the Health Bus when it visits Wokingham’s Peach Place, on Monday, June 19, from 10am to 4pm.
Then on Tuesday, CLASP members will discuss Life Planning at Wokingham’s Learning Disability Partnership Board Roadshow.
Wednesday is an opportunity for them to enjoy crafts, and a drop-in at Sedero Lounge, and on Thursday, CLASP’s Active Session takes them to a My Journey bikes session at Finchamptstead Baptist Church.
And they will end the week with a celebration picnic on Friday.
CLASP is a user-led organisation, run by its members.
It employs people with learning disabilities and offers voluntary opportunities.
Members are supported to have their say about how local services are developed, and receive one to one support, information, advice and signposting.
Their training group, Listen To Us, delivers learning disability awareness training, and the organisation also runs a campaigning group called Take Notice.
For more information visit: www.claspwokingham.org
To find out about Learning Disability Week, log onto: www.mencap.org.uk
