Equality and Inclusion strategy
Adult Social Care and Health for East Sussex County Council have written an Equality and Inclusion Strategy for 2021 to 2024.
Adult Social Care and Health for East Sussex County Council have written an Equality and Inclusion Strategy for 2021 to 2024.
This is an easy read summary of the Equality and Inclusion Strategy.
Words in bold are explained after they are used.
This is an easy read summary of the Equality and Inclusion Strategy.
Words in bold are explained after they are used.
If you need help to read this, you could ask
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someone in your family or a friend
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a support worker
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a carer.
If you need help to read this, you could ask
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someone in your family or a friend
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a support worker
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a carer.
Equality means treating everyone fairly.
It means everyone having the same chances.
Equality means treating everyone fairly.
It means everyone having the same chances.
Inclusion means making sure that everyone who wants to be part of something can be.
If something is inclusive, it means that it is accessible for all and welcomes people for who they are.
Inclusion means making sure that everyone who wants to be part of something can be.
If something is inclusive, it means that it is accessible for all and welcomes people for who they are.
A strategy is a plan for a long amount of time.
A strategy is a plan for a long amount of time.
Adult Social Care and Health
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provide services for adults in East Sussex
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choose services for adults in East Sussex
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plan for and make decisions about services for adults in East Sussex.
Adult Social Care and Health
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provide services for adults in East Sussex
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choose services for adults in East Sussex
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plan for and make decisions about services for adults in East Sussex.
The strategy explains how Adult Social Care and Health is working to:
The strategy explains how Adult Social Care and Health is working to:
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Remove inequality
Inequality is when people are not treated fairly and do not have the same chances.
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Remove inequality
Inequality is when people are not treated fairly and do not have the same chances.
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Increase diversity
Diversity is when there is a mix of different kinds of people.
For example, a mix of men and women, young and old people, and people with different backgrounds.
Diversity is a good thing.
Diversity helps people to learn from each other and brings in new ideas and experiences.
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Increase diversity
Diversity is when there is a mix of different kinds of people.
For example, a mix of men and women, young and old people, and people with different backgrounds.
Diversity is a good thing.
Diversity helps people to learn from each other and brings in new ideas and experiences.
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Be inclusive
Being inclusive means making sure that everybody who wants to be part of something can be.
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Be inclusive
Being inclusive means making sure that everybody who wants to be part of something can be.
Priorities
The strategy talks about 5 different priorities.
A priority is something that is one of the most important things to think about at the time.
The strategy talks about 5 different priorities.
A priority is something that is one of the most important things to think about at the time.
Priority 1: Knowing our communities
We want to get to know our communities better.
We want to get to know our communities better.
We want to understand the different needs of the people who use our services.
We want to understand the different needs of the people who use our services.
This means that we can make sure our services are right for the people who use them.
This means that we can make sure our services are right for the people who use them.
It also means that we do not waste time and money on services that are not right for the people who use them.
It also means that we do not waste time and money on services that are not right for the people who use them.
Priority 2: Inclusivity
We want to be inclusive.
We want to be inclusive.
We want to always think about inclusivity when we are:
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planning our services
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making our services better.
We want to always think about inclusivity when we are:
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planning our services
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making our services better.
When we think about inclusivity, we will be thinking about our staff and the people who use our services.
When we think about inclusivity, we will be thinking about our staff and the people who use our services.
Priority 3: Focus on staff
We want to make sure that the work place is safe, fair and inclusive.
We want to make sure that the work place is safe, fair and inclusive.
We will make sure that we do not use discriminatory language.
Discriminatory language means words or sentences that are unfair to groups of people.
We will make sure that we do not use discriminatory language.
Discriminatory language means words or sentences that are unfair to groups of people.
Priority 4: Data collection
Our data are the facts and information that we have about our services and the people who use them. We want to use the facts and information to improve equality.
Our data are the facts and information that we have about our services and the people who use them. We want to use the facts and information to improve equality.
We want to be really good at getting the facts and information that we need.
We want to be really good at getting the facts and information that we need.
We want to make sure that we use the facts and information properly to improve our services.
Improve means to make better.
We want to make sure that we use the facts and information properly to improve our services.
Improve means to make better.
Priority 5: Staff training
We want to make and improve training that can help staff to learn more about equality, diversity and inclusion.
We want to make and improve training that can help staff to learn more about equality, diversity and inclusion.
This will help staff to make sure that there is equality, diversity and inclusion in the way they work and in the services that they help to provide.
This will help staff to make sure that there is equality, diversity and inclusion in the way they work and in the services that they help to provide.
More easy read information about equality and inclusion
You can read the Government’s National Disability Strategy here.
You can read the Government’s National Disability Strategy here.
This document was made together with the Involvement Matters Team (IMT).
IMT is the East Sussex reference group for adults with learning disabilities.
This document was made together with the Involvement Matters Team (IMT).
IMT is the East Sussex reference group for adults with learning disabilities.
IMT help to create and check the quality of, easy read information on behalf of the East Sussex Learning Disability Partnership Board.
IMT help to create and check the quality of, easy read information on behalf of the East Sussex Learning Disability Partnership Board.