Speak Up Sutton

The aims of the group are:

• To give a voice to our members to speak up on various issues affecting people with learning disability

• Have regular meetings to discuss useful, practical and basic ideas that members can take back to the council to resolve

• Represent people with a learning difficulties at various national meetings

• Organise and support the Sutton Partnership board to give a voice to a wider community of people in the borough with learning difficulties

What we do:

• Meet weekly for open meetings

• Work with the Police on issues like hate or mate crime

• Invite people from the council to talk and resolve issues

• Have social days’ out

• Hold practical workshops

• Work with the young people’s group (Action Voices)

• Talk about issues that affect our everyday lives like education, health, transport and relationships