Learning Disability Services

Promoting Good Communication
Researching Communication Methods

An Information Worker provides information and advice to people with a learning disability, their families and professionals. The focus is on the many different and improved ways of communicating with people with learning disabilities. A wide range of information is provided in Easy Read and in other accessible formats. Books, videos and equipment are available for loan.

	Here to help
	If you have a question or a problem and would like some help or you feel you have been treated unfairly.
	We want to make the lives of people with disabilities and their families better.
	We will work with you to get the help you need. We can help with your rights, or what services you could get and equipment.
	Call Our Freephone Helpline 0800 7831824
You can visit us, write to us or send a tape with your questions to West Lothian Ability Centre The Ability Centre Carmondean Centre Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 8PT Scotland
	You can e-mail us at enquiries@dwl.demon.co.uk
	You can call us on the telephone - 01506 774030 or the text phone - 01506 774044
Disability West Lothian is a Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee No. SC111744 Registered in Scotland as a Charity No. SCO10605

"Jargon-Busters"

This is a group of people with learning disabilities looking at West Lothian organisations leaflets / documents. They then report back to the organisation on how easy to read the document is. New members are always welcome.

The Communication Group

The aim of this group is to promote good communication across West Lothian. The group consists of service providers in West Lothian. The Information Worker will be: promoting accessible information across West Lothian. exploring alternative ways of providing information to people with learning disabilities. compiling an up-to-date list of learning disability publications available from the resource centre. researching further into what leisure activities / clubs are available in West Lothian producing a regular fact sheet informing people with a learning disability, their families, professionals of activities / events

The new Learning Disability Factsheet is now on PDF format for you to download and read.

Learning Disability Factsheet 1

Learning Disability Factsheet 2

Learning Disability Factsheet 3

Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader

Click here to download Acrobat Reader

We provide a range of courses and seminars on a range of topics such as: -

• Disability Awareness Raising and Training;
• Communication Methods and Aids Training;
• The Provision of Information;
• Access Briefings;
• Disability Discrimination Act 1995.