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Bringing you the most up-to-date legislation, policy and practice around transitions to adulthood, and grounded in lived experience, this course gives anyone involved in transitions the insights you need to make a real difference in the lives of young people with additional support needs.

‘Courses like this are so important in promoting awareness and empowering people to navigate their social worlds in a safe way’ – course participant

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4. Dissatisfaction with Government and Barriers to Work and Housing

💬 ‘I really deplore this current government for blaming disabled people for not working’
💬 ‘I had no hot water for 6 months. The heating broke and the landlord didn’t fix it’

3. Accessibility Barriers

Accessibility barriers in transport and public spaces were a rights issue for many more members:

💬 ‘Support at airports’

💬 ‘Not enough accessible toilets. We need more’

2. Not Being Listened To or Included

Many talked about not being listened to, respected and included in decisions about their lives, health and support:

💬 ‘Hospital – DNR policy, guardianship, not being asked about these decisions’

💬 ‘When people don’t listen to me about my choices in life’

1. Social Care Support Issues

The majority of NIN members talked about their rights not being met through their social care support:
💬 ‘People deciding to make cut back on day services. We have a right to be involved in day services’
💬 ‘If someone is off sick I’m told I can’t go out myself’

A few people felt that their rights were met through:
• having the right housing 💬 ‘Now I am living on my own and happy’
• access to education 💬 ‘Access to education’
• being able to vote 💬 ‘Getting to vote in elections’

Other NIN members felt that travel was important as well as when places and information are accessible:
💬 ‘Music festival employed accessibility staff: accessible parking, changing places, accessible bar, accessible wheelchair viewing platform, alternative comms like BSL, accessible entrances’

Some members also felt that their rights were met through having chance to speak out, like the campaign that led to the reinstatement of an Edinburgh respite service!
💬 ‘ECC closed Edinburgh respite service depriving people of a break. Following a successful campaign to ECC respite was reinstated’

A major theme was how good social care support ensures rights are upheld, including:

💬 ‘Getting to choose my support’
💬 ‘I chair my own review meetings, and I have a say on how I use my support’

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Developed with input from professionals and families themselves, this specialist course helps you shape smoother, person-centred and relationship-focused transitions into adulthood.

You'll leave equipped, inspired, and ready to lead real, inclusive change.