The Problem:
art + power seeks to realise the empowering potential of the arts for disabled and socially excluded people (particularly disabled people with learning difficulties). We cannot do this effectively without developing structures that enable disabled people to develop independent living and employability.
How we will do this:
By combining the concepts of cultural capital and a […]
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What is the problem you are working to solve?
At present there is a big push within services to make them personalised and for people to take control of their lives, using approaches such as direct payments, person centred planning and ultimately individual budgets. Services recognise the value of disabled people learning from and supporting each […]
Continue reading 'Festival of Ideas entry from “Who Needs the Lottery”'
This is our entry to the festival of ideas, we hope you enjoy reading it…
• What is the problem you are working to solve?
Personalisation is an integral part of the adult social care policy shifting choice from systems and professionals to individuals and their families and friends. In order for people to be able to make […]
Continue reading 'Festival of Ideas “A Place in the World” entry'
A Dragon’s Den style event in London chose my project – Dedicated Care, as an innovation champion, along with 4 other entrepreneurial enterprises. There were 9 people all vying for funding, but the experience of working on our projects in the same room at SCIE headquarters gave a kind of bonhomie spirit between us. Anne […]
Continue reading 'Crossroads North East success at Dragon’s Den'
Any choice based agenda crucially requires the consumer of services to have excellent access to high quality information to inform their decisions. As with any market, open access to information is critical for it to function. If any party is denied this, then the market and the benefits of a market approach, start to disappear.
This […]
