It’s estimated that in Buckinghamshire over 7,500 people aged 18 to 64 years have a learning disability (Pansi data, April 2017). This is the largest single disability group in the county and whilst there isn’t currently participation data specifically for this group, research does show that those with a disability are 14% less active than those without a disability (Active Lives Survey 2015/16, 150 minutes).
Nclude, is the delivery vehicle of TalkBack - a local charity which provides activities to 160 adults who have a wide range of learning difficulties. Activities vary from arts and crafts to day trips and work experience opportunities.
Everything Nclude provide is been shaped by the voices of its members, and through consultation Nclude staff discovered a huge demand for active opportunities.
The team at Nclude wanted to provide these opportunities, but weren’t sure where to start, particularly around the location to hold activities and would deliver them.
Operations Manager Helen Krauze attended the Leap Disability Summit in March 2017 and discovered that Nclude were not alone as an organisation trying to help adults with a disability to become more active.
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