The Get Involved Group Advocacy and Benefits Advice Wednesday 29 June 2016 Friend’s Meeting House 2pm – 5pm

Agenda 2.00pm – Intro, Ice breaker & Updates 2.20pm – Advocacy Intro and presentation 2.30pm – Advocacy group workshops 3.05pm – Feedback and questions 3.30pm – Break 3.50pm – Disability Advice Centre Q&A 4.50pm – Feedback Forms and evaluation 5.00pm – Close

Ice Breaker and Intros! Introduce yourself, how you heard about the meeting and your first memory of money

We’ve changed our name to… Blurb and pish about PP

GIG & Possability People Updates Looking After Yourself Consultation Lonely Planet Accessible Brighton Guide BSUH Patient / Service User Disability Group meeting on Thurs 14 July, 2.30pm – 4.30pm Newsletter articles and content! Right Track Support Group – 7 July 2016

Ground rules Keep to the topic! Maintain confidentiality Participate, do not dominate Only share what you are comfortable sharing Be open to hearing other points of view

It’s about giving people… Advocacy What is advocacy?   It’s about giving people… VOICE CHOICE CONTROL

We Support… People with a physical and/ or sensory impairment. Including people who are Deaf or hard of hearing

BHAP We are part of the BHAP along with… MIND (Mental Health) SPEAKOUT (Learning disability) AGE UK (People aged 50+) IMPETUS (Learning disability & family court)

We can support you to… We are on your side Understand & exercise your rights Make your views & wishes heard Challenge decisions that affect you & support to make complaints Support at meetings & appointments Identify & understand individual issues & look at options We are on your side

Contact us… Phone: 01273 89 40 45 E-mail: voice@possabilitypeople.org.uk Website: www.possabilitypeople.org.uk

What issues do you face that specialist advocacy could help with? 2.30pm – 2.40pm = Group discussions on tables 2.40 – 2.45 = Feedback and identify themes/case studies for each group to work on

Advocacy Issues… For Example… Social Care Housing Complaints Finance & Benefits 2.45pm – 3.05pm = In-depth group work detailing journey of given case study / issues on tables 3.05pm – 3.20 = FEEDBACK from group as a whole

Break Time! 3.30pm - break

Disability Advice Centre Free independent and confidential advice on disability related matters advice@possabilitypeople.org.uk 01273 89 40 40 3.45pm – 4.45pm

AOB Any other comments? 4.50pm Feedback forms

Evelyn Glennie Court, Somerset St, Tuesday 16 August 2016 2pm – 5pm Evelyn Glennie Court, Somerset St, Brighton, BN2 1LT