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My Community
We want to make our community a great place for people with learning disabilties to live.
History
The My Community Bristol project started in 2022.
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MENCAP ran the project in 9 areas across the country.
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SENDaWelcome has run the project in Bristol since July 2024.
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Our Action Group leads the way on all our work.
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We talked to over 600 people with lived experience.
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We asked what they wanted to change.
We made a list of
important things to do:​
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Help people to feel safe in their local area.
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Support businesses to make information easy to understand.
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Campaign for better transport for everyone.
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Develop low-cost inclusive activities so people can make friends.
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Make work opportunities inclusive and accessible.
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Raise awareness of disability discrimination.
Inclusion is important for everyone. So, we work together with everyone to raise awareness of disability for a better future.
What we are doing now
We are planning more inclusive events.
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We are offering a consultation service to share our lived experience.
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We support businesses and local organisations to become more inclusive.
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We will continue to develop inclusive work opportunities.
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We provide information in easy read.
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We campaign for equity.
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We celebrate examples of positive inclusion; you can read our recent success stories here.
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Our Successes
​We have supported many disabled people to set up their own activities, including Bocca, a friendship group, a creative writing group, and short mat bowls.
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We funded various inclusive activities such as healthy cooking classes for parent/carers, Art groups, new toilet facilities, and much more.
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We started running our inclusive low-cost activities, Skittles and Sensory Story Time.
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We have run five inclusive celebration events.
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We supported a local artist and environment activist to make a video called ‘plastic police’.
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We have helped people find volunteering and paid work.
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We have rekindled friendships that had lost touch.
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We have campaigned for new ramps, better transport, and better inclusion at our local parks.
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We have been involved in making more inclusive policies.
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We helped lots of places share events in an easy read format.
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And so much more!