Lifeskills for Independent Living

• People with learning difficulties can come, with support, to the Centre to improve their safety skills and work towards living more independently.
• People can work on being safe in the street, being safe at home and shopping for food.

The street:	Shopping for food:
And safety around the home:

Using the Centre:

A series of visits can be arranged in order to work on skills over a period of time.

• Staff working with people with learning difficulties come to the centre for a day's training before bringing groups to work here. They get to know their way around the centre and share ideas with fellow professionals.
• There is the opportunity to look at accessible resources at the centre.

Evaluation:

• An evaluation of the work with people with learning difficulties was completed in July 2003.
• The full report is available in word format (here), or as in Acrobat pdf format (here).
• A summary is available from the Lifeskills Centre.
• Feedback from clients/service users is always welcome and helps us to stay relevant and up to date

Resources:

• We have produced a Fire Safety DVD and booklet in partnership with Avon Fire and Rescue Service and starring actors from ‘The Misfits Theatre Company’
• There are a series of photo-stories starring people with learning difficulties.  The stories include issues around home and community safety.
• We produced a video called ‘It Could Happen to Anyone’ with ‘The Misfits Theatre Company’ .  The video is designed to support discussions about safety around the home and personal safety out in the community. A teaching pack has been designed to be used with the video.
• We are working on the production of a variety of accessible booklets on safety.

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