Islanders are being given a say in a new Learning Disability Strategy being developed by the Isle of Wight Council and partners.
‘Living well on the Isle of Wight’ is a joint plan to support adults with a learning disability. It is being developed along with the Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Trust, and with the help and support of the IoW Learning Disability Partnership Group.
People Matter IW, the Island’s user-led organisation for people with learning disabilities and their carers, is supporting an engagement event at Westridge, Ryde on Friday 1st December from 10:00-13:00.
Councillor Clare Mosdell, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health has said:
“This is an important opportunity for people with a learning disability, their families, carers and professionals who work alongside them, to have their say and contribute to the development of strategy.
“The previous plan was developed in 2006, and it is essential we offer council and health services fit for purpose, now and in the future.
“We started by consulting with, and talking to service users about what they wanted, and developed a draft approach. We are now going back to the public to make sure our proposals offer the supports needed and better enable people with learning disabilities to lead their lives to the full.”
