User Groups
Communication Aid Users Support Group (Call Up)
The User Group meet at Lifehouse on a Monday fortnightly between 9.00-12.00 at the Lifehouse. As you can imagine this opens up a whole new world for some people who have previously struggled with their communication.
What is available
Support meetings are held every two weeks. There is an oppportunity to practice using the aid, gain confidence and share experiences in learning how to use your communication aid.
A Buddy Scheme where experienced aid users can share advice and tips.
To get involved with training and service user groups contact Karen Kettle karen.kettle@liverpoolpct.nhs.uk or John McCreadie j.mccreadie@yahoo.co.uk
Liverpool Wheelchair User Group
How to contact us
Address: c/o Lifehouse, Summers Road, Brunswick Business Park, Liverpool L3 4BL
Email: lwug@hotmail.co.uk
Web Site: www.lwug.co.uk
Telephone: 07939450849 (24 hours answer phone)
LWUG is about together, being a stronger voice for wheelchair users throughout our City
- We want to work towards further improvements to the customer care of services, to keep you in touch better, to widen the range of wheelchairs available and much more.
- We want to improve access to information for wheelchair users.
- We recognise the importance of the Social Model of Disability, the realisation that inaccessible transport, housing, public buildings and amenities, as well as an underfunding of the health and social support services.
- We want to see fare better access to public buildings, pavements, kerb crossings in Liverpool, easier to report and get changes.
- We want to promote better access to transport, including trains, buses, taxis, 'Blue Badge' parking, and Motability Schemes.
- We regularly meet at the Lifehouse on the first Monday of the month.
- We want to give you support for any challenges yhou face, frustrating barriers and hopefully celebrate improvements and successes.
Anyone interested meeting with us you are very welcome - contact number above.
MCIL (Merseyside Coalition of Inclusive Living)
How to contact us
Address: Lime Court Centre, Upper Baker Street, Liverpool L6 1NB
Telephone: 0151 260 4001
Email: info@mcil.org.uk
Web Site: www.mcil.org.uk
Breaking Through Barriers
MCIL is a local organisation controlled by Disabled People. It exists to promote the social inclusion of and equality of opportunity for disabled people across Merseyside. We also work in Partnership with (SAIL) Support Advice for Independent Living and (MI) Merseyside Inform.
Our aims are to promote the social model of disability and social inclusion, to promote equality for disabled people in all sectors of society, to develope and manage projects which enhance the quality of life, to work in partnership with organisation.
We provide a free information services to disabled people, their families and other agencies, volunteering opportunities, Disability Equality Action Learning, representation at and or on public meetings and forums, a consultative body for policy and planning issues of concern to disabled people.
In conjunction with SAIL we run the Direct Payments Information Surgery, a service for those members who are having problems with paperwork etc.
If you have any queries or require more detailed information please do not hesitate to contact us either by telephone, email or visit our web site
SAIL (Support Advice for Independent Living)
Sail, the direct payments peer support group was set up to provide support for direct payments recipients. This can be done in many ways and some of our aims are;
- To provide for registered members a pool of Personal Assistans (PA's) who will be available whenever regular PA's are off sick, on holiday or otherwise unavilable.
- To provide a network of support via telephone email or any other accessible means
- To provide a forum and present views to the Local Authority
- To provide a channel for organising training sessions for users of the scheme and for PA's
- Direct Payments Outreach Worker can be contacted on 0151 260 4001
MI (MERSYSIDE INFORM)
MI is one of the partners working with MCIL to improve the lives of Disabled People on Merseyside by providing a source of information on most if not all of the issues affecting Disabled People.
If we do not know the answers we will always do our best to sign-post you.
We are run entirely by volunteers and controlled by disabled people. We are looking for more volunteers because we have great plans for Inform.
If you would like more detailed information please do not hesitate to contact us on telephone 0151 260 4001, textphone 0151 260 4706