1. in partnership with and The Department of Health My Life, My Budget A game about Personal Budgets

2. in partnership with and The Department of Health Before Personal Budgets Day Centre

3. in partnership with and The Department of Health But what if I want to do something else? ?

4. in partnership with and The Department of Health After Personal Budgets Service User

5. in partnership with and The Department of Health ? I am confused! What do I choose ?

6. in partnership with and The Department of Health Let’s make a board game to help people understand! ?

7. in partnership with and The Department of Health Then hopefully everyone will be as excited as Rod is about getting a Personal Budget!

8. in partnership with and The Department of Health We worked with a team of adults with learning difficulties to develop the game over the past year. We thought up how the game should look and how it should be played.

9. in partnership with and The Department of Health We changed parts of the game when people told us what would make it better. We talked to a lot of different groups and people to see what they thought.

10. in partnership with and The Department of Health We decided on the final design

11. in partnership with and The Department of Health We went to visit the manufacturers in Glasgow. These are the people that are making the game for us!

12. in partnership with and The Department of Health The game is in its final stage with the manufacturer right now and we should get it very soon! We are giving away 250 for free and then selling many more! We were funded by the Department of Health.

13. in partnership with and The Department of Health For example: Ames Forgacs is creating a DVD which will explain the rules of the game in a more visual, accessible way. We want to continue to make add ons to the game. These will help the game be useful for all sorts of people who can use it in all sorts of ways! Giant Board

14. in partnership with and The Department of Health How should I use the game? To introduce Personal budgets To understand how to budget money To learn the steps to getting a Personal Budget To practice making choices To put together a weekly plan And many more possibilities! One2One or in groups with service users, parents/carers, staff, or anyone else who wants to learn!

15. in partnership with and The Department of Health Website: www.speakingup.orgwww.speakingup.org www.in-control.org.uk Email: candt@speakingup.org Phone: 01223 555 800 Do you want to find out more?