What this event is about:

Real’s Taking Control of Your Life (TCOYL) project empowers Disabled people in Tower Hamlets to have more choice and control in their care. We work to ensure social care services are accessible, inclusive and adaptable to the needs of our diverse community.

We do this in two ways:

Steering Group: we work with our steering group to identify and remove the barriers local Disabled people face. This event is the official launch of our steering group. It is also an open forum for people with lived experience of disability to share their experiences of care and support services in the borough.

Join us to get involved in the group and our future plans, or simply tell us your experiences. Come and help us shape our social care!

Support Planning: we deliver support planning in a way that is creative, innovative and person-centred. From help with accessing grants to new therapies, our team works with local Disabled people to create support plans that truly reflect their needs.

Who the event is for:

Disabled* people who live in the London borough of Tower Hamlets.

What we’ll be doing at the event:

• We want this to be a safe space for you to share your individual experiences with social care, so there will be plenty of time for discussion.
• Over the course of our 3-year project, our steering group will hold workshops on issues in social care, write articles and deliver a report to the council (and more!)

How to book:

• Sign up here on Eventbrite.
• Email us at [email protected]
• Call 07458 304616 to secure your place.

Once you’ve booked your place, we’ll send you the Zoom link you need to join (and instructions on how to do this) 24 hours before the event is due to start.

Access

If you require support to participate in the event please let us know as soon as you can by email or phone.

Want to get involved but can’t attend due to other commitments? Or maybe you simply don’t feel comfortable using Zoom or meeting in a group setting? Not to worry - please contact our team on the above details and we can support you to participate in whatever way works best for you.

*When we used the word Disabled we consider this anyone who has an impairment, illness, injury or long-term health condition and who may face barriers to being included in society, whether they self-identify as disabled or not.

This includes those with physical, cognitive and sensory impairments, people with learning disabilities; Deaf people, people with visual impairments, mental health system users, and survivors, and others.

Real's Then and Now project talk about their work so far on inclusive employment and introduce ways to get involved.

About this Event

It's Disability History Month! Join Real for this event to discuss what being an inclusive employer means in 2020.

Nationally, 46.3% of working-age disabled people in employment compared to 76.4% of non-disabled people.

Then and Now is a project set up to tackle this in Tower Hamlets, which has the highest worklessness level in London. Learn about their work so far with their Network of Employees (NOW) and their views on being disabled employees in an ableist world.

Learn about how to become involved with Tower Hamlets Employers Network (THEN). A unique opportunity to get for FREE the proven solutions other companies are already paying for.​

Partners include:

• Legal Advice Centre - who offer expert disability guidance, backed by legal advice.​

• Evenbreak - accessible recruitment platforms and specialist knowledge.​

• PurpleSpace - free access to best practice portal and Networkology workshops.

You can also book a place by emailing [email protected].