Being in control Independent Living, Choice, and Employment Lorraine Gradwell MBE: Chief Executive, Breakthrough UK Ltd 0161-273-5412: www.breakthrough-uk.comwww.breakthrough.

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Being in control Independent Living, Choice, and Employment Lorraine Gradwell MBE: Chief Executive, Breakthrough UK Ltd :

1.What is Breakthrough? 2.What do we do? 3.Why are we different? About Breakthrough

04/10/2015 © Breakthrough UK Ltd 3 Barriers? What barriers? Expectations Education & Training Transport Housing Information Peer support Expectations!

Who helps? Advocates / self advocates Families (sometimes) Social Services (sometimes) Employment organisations (sometimes) The government (sometimes) 04/10/2015 © Breakthrough UK Ltd 4

Who’s in the way? Families (sometimes) Social Services (sometimes) Employment organisations (sometimes) The government (sometimes) Ourselves (sometimes!) 04/10/2015 © Breakthrough UK Ltd 5

IDEAS? How to get past people who may be “in the way”? 1.Families? 2.Social worker? 3.Employment support workers? 04/10/2015 © Breakthrough UK Ltd 6

The future? Independence and control are the same thing really “Right to Control” covers employment What can you do? 04/10/2015 © Breakthrough UK Ltd 7