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

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

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

10. 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 email

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 email Request reasonable adjustments, lobby for accessible communications, demonstrate best practice......

24. ......but

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

26. ......but

28. 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 Disability campaigner author actor

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

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

37. Aphasia

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

60. Feedback

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

64. Feedback

65. 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. 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 mhairi@hwfonline.org.uk www.hwfonline.org.uk/about/disabled_peoples_organisation/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYEmYJlgzvI SPLIT film For HEAR Human Rights and Equalities Network Conference Working Together for Health Equalities