ARC

read moreDownload the resources from our Get SMART (Social Media Awareness and Resilience Training) project and support young people with learning disabilities and/or autism to keep safe from grooming for extremism via social media. We believe that people with learning disabilities: should be listened to, respected and treated equitably should be fully included in all decisions that affect them should be involved in the. ARC's Strategic Aims 1. Support and develop We will support and develop the continual improvement of practice to help individuals and organisations to reach their potential.

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read moreAssociation for Real Change is a forward thinking National Charity with a dedication to promoting REAL CHANGE in the learning disability sector. Our members are the key to achieving this. Association for Real Change supports members in a multitude of ways. It provides access to information; network meetings; training; qualifications and an enormous background of collective experience and practical knowledge applicable to everyday problems. Joining Association for Real Change puts you in contact with organisations providing services to people with a learning disability throughout the UK.

read moreOur main services are outlined below. Through a dedicated and committed team, the ARCUK Active Support Practice Development Service (ASPDS) aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice in developing real person-centred approaches to support. Active Support is a model of support which ensures that people are supported to participate in every aspect of their daily lives irrespective of degree of intellectual disability. Services who have already been supported with the implementation of Active Support have said that the model has transformed the lives of people they are supporting and staff have a better understanding of what their job role is.

read moreARC was founded in 1976 and now has established offices in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Our aim is to further the work and developments of ARC within the UK. We continue to raise funds from membership, though this only goes a little way in covering these core needs. Other sources of funding come from charitable fundraising and earned income from training. Most research and consultation income comes from specific project grants, which may only be spent, on the work of those projects. Given the changing nature of services within the learning disability sector away from the traditional model of residential care, to a Supported Living model, .