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EBRM has developed a range of services that offer people the opportunity to meet with others and to participate in a whole variety of different activities throughout the week, at the weekend, and in the evenings. These regular activities include an evening social club in a town centre pub, a citizenship group that is involved in community life through representation on local committees, an art club, a gardening club, a dance group, a walking group, and a basketball club.
Our belief is that people with learning disabilities should lead rich and fulfilling lives, through participation in enjoyable, challenging, and rewarding activities every day. We provide a range of services for our members so that they can be active both physically and mentally which significantly helps with their well-being. Our work ensures that we can support them and stop them becoming isolated by giving them a routine and structure to their lives.
People with learning disabilities have in the past, and in some cases still do, led protected lives which often means that they have not had the chances to be as active or involved in community life as they should have been. We are working to help change this by ensuring that opportunities to try different activities are on offer. We have been careful not to duplicate services offered by other organisations, but work instead to complement the range of activities available in the local community, and to develop peoples’ skills and interests.
One of the major challenges that people with learning disabilities face is the perception that their ability to achieve is severely limited. Nowhere is this more evident than in the field of employment. So often people are rejected without any assessment of their capabilities. At the core of EBRM’s objectives is the determination to challenge these perceptions, which we do through our clubs and various projects.
People with learning disabilities are at the core of our services all of which were set up through requests from them. We maintain registers of who attend each club and follow up absences to identify what the reasons for the absence are. We continually monitor our services to ensure that they are relevant and of value. We regularly ask for feedback and suggestions for new activities.
