Children and Young Peoples Strategic Partnership - CWD subgroup A Strategy for Children and Young People with Disabilities

Children and Young Peoples Strategic PartChildren and Young Peoples Strategic Partnership - CWD subgroupnership - CWD subgroup

A Strategy for Children A Strategy for Children and and Young People with Young People with DisabilitiesDisabilities


LegislationLegislation

The Chronically Sick and Disabled The Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970Persons Act 1970

The Disabled Person’s Act 1986The Disabled Person’s Act 1986 Children’s Act 1989Children’s Act 1989 Disabled Children Act 2000Disabled Children Act 2000 SEN and Disability Act 2001SEN and Disability Act 2001 Children (Leaving Care) 2001Children (Leaving Care) 2001


PublicationsPublications

Let me be – Audit Commission Let me be – Audit Commission Together from the Start – DfES & Together from the Start – DfES &

DoHDoH Services for Disabled ChildrenServices for Disabled Children

- Audit Commission - Audit Commission Green Paper Every Child MattersGreen Paper Every Child Matters

DfESDfES


““A person has a disability if he/she A person has a disability if he/she has a physical or mental has a physical or mental impairment which has a impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse substantial and long term adverse effect on his/her ability to carry effect on his/her ability to carry out normal day to day activities.”out normal day to day activities.”

DDA 1995DDA 1995

WorkingWorking DefinitionDefinition


The VisionThe Vision

All children and young people All children and young people with a disability in Southend have with a disability in Southend have the opportunity to grow and the opportunity to grow and develop as individuals in a safe, develop as individuals in a safe, secure environment, enabling secure environment, enabling them to reach their full potential them to reach their full potential and optimal independence. and optimal independence.


The Vision (cont.)The Vision (cont.)

Services will help families to meet Services will help families to meet their needs and participate in their needs and participate in every day life.every day life.

Each child/young person will be Each child/young person will be enabled to take their place enabled to take their place amongst their peers and valued for amongst their peers and valued for their contribution to societytheir contribution to society


EntitlementEntitlement

Cultural diversityCultural diversity Children’s wishesChildren’s wishes Jargon free languageJargon free language Equality of access & opportunityEquality of access & opportunity Needs identified & assessedNeeds identified & assessed Quality educationQuality education Where possible the experience of Where possible the experience of

inclusioninclusion


Service MappingService Mapping

What we have now in :What we have now in :

The PCT The PCT

Southend HospitalSouthend Hospital

Social Care Social Care

D.E.L.L.D.E.L.L.

And will have in:And will have in:

The Lighthouse ( multi-agency The Lighthouse ( multi-agency service )service )


ConsultationConsultation

We have a long way to go!We have a long way to go!


Strategic AimsStrategic Aims

To develop a strategy for Southend To develop a strategy for Southend

Children & Young PeopleChildren & Young People To identify gaps & deficits in servicesTo identify gaps & deficits in services To develop joint assessment & reviewTo develop joint assessment & review To develop early response mechanismsTo develop early response mechanisms To remove barriers to accessTo remove barriers to access To involve C&YP in planning & provisionTo involve C&YP in planning & provision


Next StepsNext Steps

Complete strengths analysis Complete strengths analysis following following

consultationconsultation Complete a gap analysisComplete a gap analysis Develop a detailed action planDevelop a detailed action plan


and finally------and finally------

How!How!

Documents

Children and Young Peoples Strategic Partnership - CWD subgroup A Strategy for Children and Young People with Disabilities