Brighton and Hove Speak Out

About Brighton and Hove Speak Out

Speak Out has been an independent advocacy charity in Brighton and Hove since 1994. We make sure that people with learning disabilities can speak up and take action about the things that matter to them. We do this through 1:1 advocacy, self-advocacy, and training. Speak Out’s vision is a world where people with learning disabilities have the same rights, choice and control over their lives as everyone else. Speak Out provide learning disability focussed training courses. We offer a variety of training programmes that can be purchased. The intended outcome of all our training is to help you provide better support or services to people with learning disabilities. Training is always co-facilitated by a person with lived experience. We also offer a service where we can put your document into an easy to read format. The draft we produce is checked and approved by experts by experience who have learning disabilities. 'Easy Read' is one way of making a ‘reasonable adjustment’ when you are providing information to people. It is a way of making information accessible by putting it into an easier to understand format, removing jargon and language that is not necessary. Pictures and larger font sizes are added to make the document easier to understand for people with learning disabilities or sight impairments.

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