Sites of Organizations which may use SRV Principles

Home Farm Trust

"HFT is a national charity for people with learning disabilities. We provide a range of services including supported living, registered care homes, advocacy, supported employment, short-term breaks (respite) and day services. We also provide a support service for carers of people with learning disabilities."
 

http://www.hft.org.uk/

US National Federation of Voluntary Bodies Site

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http://www.fed-vol.com/public/2_id/a3.html

VIAUK site

Currently not available.

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http://www.viauk.org/

Spectrum

The Spectrum Organization Association is a not-for-profit benevolent organization assisting people with a disability which aims to use its community centre at Lawnton, Brisbane Australia, for integrating people back into their community by offering specialised programs in the area of life and work skills, counselling and recreation.

www.spectrum.org.au/

Community Resource Unit, Australia

CRU is a non-profit community organisation supporting leadership development and authentic positive change.

http://www.cru.org.au/index.htm

Institute on Community Integration

The Institute on Community Integration in the United States aims to improve the community services and social supports available to people with a developmental or other disability and their families. They undertake research, professional training, technical assistance and publishing activities.

ici.umn.edu

Family Advocacy

"A New South Wales advocacy group empowering families in which there is a child or adult with a developmental disability to achieve great things!

http://www.family-advocacy.com/

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National Council on Intellectual Disability (Australia)

As of 10 February 2003 the DICE web site will be closed. The site is undertaking major modifications and is expected to be reposted on the 24 February 2003

http://www.dice.org.au/

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Inclusion.com

Inclusion.com includes:

Inclusion Press, Inclusion Network, Marsha Forest Centre

"Together We're Better . All Means All . Inclusion Means WITH - Not Just IN

What is Inclusion?
Inclusion is about ALL of us.
Inclusion is about living full lives - about learning to live together.
Inclusion makes the world our classroom for a full life.
Inclusion treasures diversity and builds community.
Inclusion is about our 'abilities' - our gifts and how to share them.
Inclusion is NOT just a 'disability' issue.
Inclusion.com creates & shares tools, ideas, resources, capacities, so all can live full lives.
Inclusion.com is for citizens: educators, families, individuals, organizations - all of us."

http://inclusion.com/

The Centre on Human Policy

"The Center on Human Policy (CHP) is a Syracuse University based policy, research, and advocacy organization involved in the national movement to insure the rights of people with disabilities. Since its founding, the Center has been involved in the study and promotion of open settings (inclusive community opportunities) for people with disabilities."
 

http://soeweb.syr.edu/thechp/index.html

Developmental Disabilities Leadership Forum

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http://www.ddleadership.org/

Advocacy 2000

"Advocacy 2000 was a project dedicated to supporting, defending, and promoting independent advocacy in Scotland including citizen advocacy, self advocacy, independent professional (paid) advocacy, and group advocacy. Advocacy 2000 was funded for 3 years by the Community Fund and the project has now finished (on April 4th 2002). The Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance has been created to fill its place."

http://website.lineone.net/~advocacy2000/index.html

Citizen Advocacy Information & Training

CAIT is the national resource agency for citizen advocacy.

http://www.citizenadvocacy.org.uk/

Inclusion.com

This is the main reference site for Inclusion Press, Inclusion Network and the Martha Forest Centre.  The organization is based in Toronto.

http://www.inclusion.com

Inclusion Press

"Inclusion Press creates person centered resource materials for training events,
public schools, high schools, community colleges, universities, human service
agencies, health organizations, government agencies, families, First Nations
organizations - nationally and internationally."

http://www.inclusion.com/P-PRESS.html

Inclusion Network

"In the beginning, we had the Centre. Inclusion Press grew and became its own entity.
The Inclusion Network has evolved in the same way.
It responds two needs: Training and Consulting; Networking Facilitators."
 

http://www.inclusion.com/N-Inclusion.Network.html

Marsha Forest Center

"The Centre for Integrated Education and Community, The Marsha Forest Centre is a registered Canadian Charity.
It was founded in 1989 to foster the development of inclusion.  The Centre's program focus is the development of future leadership for inclusion
through the creation of focused programs, materials and research that will create a world where Everyone Belongs.
The Centre was renamed in 2001, following Marsha's untimely death."
 

http://www.inclusion.com/C-Marsha.Forest.Centre.html

Institute on Disability

"The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire was established in 1987 to provide a coherent university-based focus for the improvement of knowledge, policy, and practice related to the lives of persons with disabilities and their families."

http://iod.unh.edu

National Development Team, Manchester, UK

"The NDT is an independent not for profit development agency that wants new opportunities and inclusion in ordinary life for all people with learning disabilities."
 

http://www.charitynet.org/~ndt/

Norah Fry Centre, Bristol, England

"The Centre was established in 1988 as part of the University of Bristol's Department of Mental Health. Its principal interests are the evaluation and development of services for people with learning difficulties."
 

http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/NorahFry/

Association for Supported Employment

"AfSE was formed in 1989 as a membership organisation for supported employment agencies in the UK. This site will be developed over coming months to give a wide range of information and services to our members and others interested in supported employment."

http://www.afse.org.uk/

People First

Central England People First

"An organisation of people with learning difficulties speaking up for ourselves!"

http://www.peoplefirst.org.uk/

People First Birmingham

"A self advocacy project run by and for people labelled with learning difficulties."

http://www.peoplefirst.org/

Carlisle People First

"Carlisle People First is a group which is run by and for people who are labelled as having a learning difficulty. Advocacy is about people speaking up and having their own say. We provide Self, Citizen and Crisis Advocacy and also a Circles of Support scheme throughout North East Cumbria. We work in partnership with Your Rights Your Voice in West Cumbria so between us we cover the whole of North Cumbria."

http://www.cpeoplefirst.demon.co.uk/

Caithness People First

"Caithness People First was set up recently to allow people with learning difficulties to have an independent voice and to co-ordinate activities and meetings on their own behalf."

http://www.caithness.org/community/social/text/peoplefirst/peoplefirst.htm

People First Fraserburgh

"People First is an organisation for people with learning difficulties and physical disabilities. It is run by people with learning difficulties and physical disabilities. The aim of the organisation is to get people with learning and physical disabilities to stand up for themselves, to get to know their rights, to have a say, to secure for themselves reasonable up to standard accommodation, to find suitable employment, and to have equality of opportunity in line with all other sectors of society. "

http://www.fraserburgh.org.uk/Support/People_First/index.htm

People First Lambeth

"People who are described as having a learning difficulty are individuals with the same human value and rights as everyone else. The purpose of PFL is to enable people with a learning difficulty to have a voice and to improve the quality of their lives."

http://www.peoplefirstlambeth3.org.uk/

People First of Norfolk

People First of Norfolk are a Self Advocacy organisation run by people with learning difficulties for people with learning difficulties
 

http://www.peoplefirstofnorfolk.org/

People First of Canada

"The main goals of People First of Canada are to:

Promote equality for all people who have been labelled
Speak for ourselves and make our own decisions
Teach the community about our movement and our issues."
 

http://www.interlog.com/~pfc/pfc/welcome.htm

People First Deutschland

http://www.peoplefirst.de/

Training in Systematic Instruction

"TSI is a training network which develops supported employment opportunities for people with learning difficulties in the UK."

http://www.nwtdt.com/tsi/tsihome.html

Shared Care Network

"Shared Care Network was founded by short break scheme organisers who felt a need for a co-ordinating national body to share information and promote good practice in this field. It was registered as a charity in March 1990. Today, Shared Care Network represents around 300 family based short breaks services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland."

http://www.sharedcarenetwork.org.uk/

Prince Rupert Self-Advocacy Group

"The Prince Rupert Self-Advocacy Group is funded through the Ministry for Children and Families. The members of the group are individuals who have some form of developmental disability. Group members attend weekly meetings, usually held each Monday at 7pm at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre. Members attend independently and/or with support, generally by a paid caregiver.

The focus of these meetings is to provide opportunities for friendship building, community involvement and leaning about self advocacy. Self Advocacy means speaking or acting for yourself. It means deciding what is best for you and speaking up for your rights as a person."
 

http://www.princerupertlibrary.ca/selfadvo/

Quality Action Group, Stirling

"We are a group of adults in Stirling who have a learning disability. We elect a management committee every year. Only people with a learning disability can stand, or vote in these elections. The management committee meets each month to make decisions. We meet and work in partnership with organisations, currently including Stirling Council Community Services, Key Housing Association, and Forth Valley Health Board and also with other members of the local community."
 

http://www.btinternet.com/~qualityaction/

Self Advocacy Sydney

"Self Advocacy Sydney is an organisation run by and for people with Intellectual Disability."
 

http://sasinc.com.au/

Paradigm

"Our aim is to provide a high quality source of up to date and relevant information FREE to anyone interested in promoting person centred approaches."

http://www.paradigm-uk.org/

B.C. Self Advocacy Foundation

"The B.C. Self Advocacy Foundation is a unique organization whose sole purpose is to assist people with developmental disabilities to become full, participating citizens in their own communities."

http://www.bcacl.org/bcsaf1.htm

Diversity World

"Enriching Workplaces and Reducing Employment Barriers."

They market a book called 'No-one is Unemployable- Creative Solutions for Overcoming Barriers to Employment." by Debra Angel and Elizabeth Hershey.

http://www.diversityshop.com/store/product107.html

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http://www.diversityworld.com/

Advocacy Across London

"Advocacy Across London (AAL) is a resource agency for London's advocacy sector. There are around 200 local independent advocacy projects in the Greater London area supporting many thousands of individuals and groups to speak up for themselves. AAL has been established to support existing advocacy groups and help develop new ones."

http://www.btinternet.com/~advocacyacrosslondon/

Older People's Advocacy Alliance

"At the first European conference on advocacy with older people, held in Dublin in October 1997, a group of UK delegates were inspired to further the development of policy and practice at a national level. The need for independence, recognition and resourcing of advocacy schemes were highlighted as being important issues for action, along with the creation of meaningful quality standards and training within such schemes. "
 

http://www.opaal.org.uk/

Greater London Mental Health Advocacy Network

"A forum for advocates to provide support, exchange information and promote good practice and quality in independent mental health advocacy."
 

http://www.capitaladvocacy.org.uk/

Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (QAI)

"Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (QAI) is an independent, community-based systems advocacy and legal advocacy organisation for people with disability in Queensland, Australia."

http://www.qai.org.au/files/The%20unchanging%20meaning%20of%20home.html

Family Advocacy

A New South Wales advocacy group empowering families in which there is a child or adult with a developmental disability to achieve great things!"
 

http://www.family-advocacy.com/news_14.htm