The SPLIT Project: Working Together with Disabled

Experts to Improve Communication

Haringey Disability First Consortium presentsThe SPLIT Project

By Mhairi McGheeDisability Representation Worker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Haringey Disability First Consortium

 

  

Haringey Disability First Consortium

and a D.P.O

 

  D.P.O =

Disabled People’s Organisation

 

  D.P.O =

Disabled People’s Organisation

We are run BY disabled peopleFOR disabled people

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Our members

• Pan-diagnosis

Our members

• Pan-diagnosis• Financial and social cross section

Our members

• Pan-diagnosis• Financial and social cross section• Many of our members benefit from

‘plain English’

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

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......

......but

......but

• More and more access is dependent on the internet

• IT literacy as a Human Rights issue• Reduces isolation, connects people,

improve employability

......but

......but

......but

Our secret weapon

Stroke survivor

Aphasia

Stroke survivor

Aphasia

Stroke survivor

parent

Aphasia

Stroke survivor

parent

Disability campaigner

Aphasia

Stroke survivor

parent

Disability campaigner

author

Aphasia

Stroke survivor

parent

Disability campaigner

author

actor

Aphasia

Stroke survivor

parent HDFC Steering Committee Member

Disability campaigner

author

actor

Aphasia

Stroke survivor

parent HDFC Steering Committee Member

Disability campaigner

author

actor

cyclist

Aphasia

Aphasia

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

User lead – Disabled Experts

• Effective and efficient• The contacts• The knowledge• The experience• The passion and drive

One-to-one learning

a Stroke Survivor with Aphasia and a Speech and Language Therapy student

Drop-ins

practice new skills, bring in equipment, ask questions, learn tricks from others

Feedback

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

Feedback

FeedbackTo 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

Feedback

Feedback

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

Feedback

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

Feedback

Feedback

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

Feedback

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.

Feedback

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

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)

Disabled experts design projects that work!

By Mhairi McGheeDisability 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 ConferenceWorking Together for Health Equalities