1. The SPLIT Project: Working Together with Disabled Experts to Improve Communication

2. Haringey Disability First Consortium presents The SPLIT Project
By Mhairi McGhee Disability Representation Worker

7. Haringey Disability First Consortium
Haringey Disability First Consortium

8. Haringey Disability First Consortium
Haringey Disability First Consortium
and a D.P.O

9. Disabled People’s Organisation
 D.P.O =
Disabled People’s Organisation

10. Disabled People’s Organisation
 D.P.O =
Disabled People’s Organisation
We are run BY disabled people FOR disabled people

11. Elected Steering Committee
Local
Disabled people
Want to improve disabled people’s lives
Represent the broad demography of: the ‘disabled community’ the borough
Elected by the members

12. Elected Steering Committee
Local
Disabled people
Want to improve disabled people’s lives
Represent the broad demography of: the ‘disabled community’ the borough
Elected by the members

13. Elected Steering Committee
Local
Disabled people
Want to improve disabled people’s lives
Represent the broad demography of: the ‘disabled community’ the borough
Elected by the members

14. Elected Steering Committee
Local
Disabled people
Want to improve disabled people’s lives
Represent the broad demography of: the ‘disabled community’ the borough
Elected by the members

15. Elected Steering Committee
Local
Disabled people
Want to improve disabled people’s lives
Represent the broad demography of: the ‘disabled community’ the borough
Elected by the members

16. Elected Steering Committee
Local
Disabled people
Want to improve disabled people’s lives
Represent the broad demography of: the ‘disabled community’ the borough
Elected by the members

17. Elected Steering Committee
Local
Disabled people
Want to improve disabled people’s lives
Represent the broad demography of: the ‘disabled community’ the borough
Elected by the members

18. Elected Steering Committee
Local
Disabled people
Want to improve disabled people’s lives
Represent the broad demography of: the ‘disabled community’ the borough
Elected by the members

19. Our members
Pan-diagnosis

20. Our members
Pan-diagnosis
Financial and social cross section

21. Our members Pan-diagnosis Financial and social cross section
Many of our members benefit from ‘plain English’

22. Our members Pan-diagnosis Financial and social cross section
Many of our members benefit from ‘plain English’
60% of our members do not use

23. Our members Pan-diagnosis Financial and social cross section
Many of our members benefit from ‘plain English’
60% of our members do not use Request reasonable adjustments, lobby for accessible communications, demonstrate best practice......

24. ......but

25. ......but More and more access is dependent on the internet
IT literacy as a Human Rights issue
Reduces isolation, connects people, improve employability

26. ......but

27. ......but

28. ......but
Our secret weapon

29. Stroke survivor

30. Aphasia
Stroke survivor

31. Aphasia
Stroke survivor
parent

32. Aphasia
Stroke survivor
parent
Disability campaigner

33. Aphasia
Stroke survivor
parent
Disability campaigner
author

34. Aphasia
Stroke survivor
parent
actor
Disability campaigner
author

35. Aphasia Stroke survivor parent Disability campaigner actor author
HDFC Steering Committee Member
actor
Disability campaigner
author

36. Aphasia Stroke survivor parent Disability campaigner actor author
HDFC Steering Committee Member
actor
Disability campaigner
author
cyclist

37. Aphasia

38. Aphasia
is the name given to a collection of language disorders caused by damage to the brain

39. User lead – Disabled Experts
Effective and efficient
The contacts
The knowledge
The experience
The passion and drive

49. One-to-one learning
a Stroke Survivor with Aphasia and a Speech and Language Therapy student

53. Drop-ins
practice new skills, bring in equipment, ask questions, learn tricks from others

54. Feedback

55. Feedback
Because its run by people with aphasia for people with aphasia it avoids a lot of explanation. They already know where you’re coming from. They’ve been there themselves

56. Feedback

57. Feedback
To be part of this programme its exciting for us the support workers...coz you actually see the changes they went through... [from] not knowing where the internet explorer is, to coming in, logging in independently

58. Feedback

59. Feedback
It helped me a lot of ways. I learnt . I learnt facebook, I learnt youtube. I can do very skype (sic)

60. Feedback

61. Feedback
Its all lead by the students, we’re there to support them but if the student wants to take a separate angle we’re there

62. Feedback

63. Feedback
The first time my son phoned up... He’s sitting right in front of me. Its absolutely fantastic.

64. Feedback

65. Feedback
To go on the computer and feel confident. Knowing not putting my bank details online, that was good. Before I was a very technical person. Its made me know that I can do it again.

66. Feedback

67. Feedback
Course wise or content wise to be able to develop it a lot further. There’s so many different ways we could take this further. .. I think there’s a lot more opportunity for development

68. Feedback
From the start to now seeing how far my student has come from the very beginning, its really good to kinda see that progress first-hand (sic)

69. Disabled experts design projects that work!

70. By Mhairi McGhee Disability Representation Worker SPLIT film
For HEAR Human Rights and Equalities Network Conference Working Together for Health Equalities