Youre invited to this FREE event on 15 May

Please note: venue changed due to demand!

Living a Good Life

The National Learning Disabilities and Autism Show 2015
15 May, 10am to 3.30pm, International Convention Centre, Birmingham

Build for the Future, BILDs group of self-advocates, are organising

this event. There will be lots of peoples experiences and stories
and lots of fun and dance too!
Come and join uswe want to tell you about:
What we want from our supportand what we dont want!
Better lives with personal budgets
Getting it right for family carers
Sign up for the Show at:
www.nationalldawards.co.uk/
register

Programme for the day:

10.00

Registration

10.30

Welcome and introductions

Ann Chivers from BILD, and Self-Advocates from the Build for the Future
Group

10.45

What we want from our support and what we dont want

Graduates from the Tomorrows Leaders course, and Inclusion North
Gary Bourlet, People First, England
Brief roundup of the issues by Kate Brittain, Association of Chief Executives of
Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO)

11.30

Refreshment break

12.00

Having better lives through personal budgets

Joe Powell, National Director of All Wales People First
Jenny Pitts, NDTi
Brief roundup of the issues by Marie Lovell, from Skills for Care

12.35

Lunch

1.35

Dance Syndrome

2.00

Getting it right for family carers

Sharing Caring Project Dalia Magrill, Sheffield Mencap
Family Carer Support Service Rhianon Gale, HFT

2.45

Supporting me to be me
Andrew Lee, People First, London

3.00

How do we do things differently?

Karen Flood, National Forum

3.15

Our message for the future

Self-Advocates from Build for the Future Group and Keith Smith from BILD

3.30

Close and goodbye

Coming to the show? Greatlook forward to seeing you!

It's easiest to register for the show in advance on the web at:
www.nationalldawards.co.uk/register or call Care Talk on 0115 959 6133, or
email Sarah.day@care-awards.co.uk
Directions to the new venue, the International Convention Centre, Broad Street,
Birmingham B1 2EA, at: www.theicc.co.uk/find-us