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NEWS
15th ANNIVERSARY
AND THE RIGHT TO BE YOU DVD
Rights of People with Learning
Disabilities – DVD Premiere
A DVD made by people with learning disabilities was shown
for the first time at the House of Commons on 29 September 2005.
People with learning disabilities,
from Ealing Consortium, commissioned and wrote the script for the DVD, and had
the final say in the editing. They wanted other people with learning
disabilities to be aware of their rights in areas such as housing, health, and
travel. The DVD will also be used for
staff training and informing the general public.
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The team which worked on the DVD, with Karen
Hamilton of LBV Television. |
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Adeeba Ahmed speaks at the House of Commons event |
Frena French presents the first copy of the new
DVD to Stephen Pound, MP |
Stephen Pound, MP, said that he
was delighted that Ealing Consortium supported people to speak up for their rights,
and especially pleased that the DVD told people about their right to vote.
Evelyn Baptiste, one of the team
who made and appeared in the DVD said, “It made me feel very proud to be a part
of this film.” The DVD Team thanked Karen Hamilton of LBV Television who produced the
DVD.
The DVD was produced as Ealing
Consortium is celebrating 15 years of providing services across West London.
Nigel Turner, Chief Executive, said:
“It sends a shiver down my spine
now, to recall the old Victorian institutions where people with learning
disabilities were incarcerated, and the attitudes that having those
institutions around used to fuel in society at large.
Over the
last few years especially we have seen people breaking free of so many of the
things which used to hold them back, and playing a full role in their
community.
Our vision
is that people lead lives which are truly their own.
Right from the beginning Ealing Consortium realised that
the starting point for any service for people with learning disabilities is
that they are ordinary citizens with the same rights and responsibilities as
any other citizen.”
The DVD - called “The Right to
be You” - is available from Ealing Consortium on 020 8354 5900 or info@ealing.org.uk