The Thumbs Up scheme aims to provide good support for people with learning disabilities. It encourages organizations in Brighton and Hove to pledge to offer better support through joining the scheme. Members receive materials on inclusive support, training, advice on improving accessibility, and promotion of their services. The Speak Out group runs the initiative and potential members can contact them by phone, email, or Facebook to sign up.

1. Thumbs Up Scheme: Giving
Good Support to people with
learning disabilities

2. Speak Out Trainers with learning
disabilities want your organisation to
join the Thumbs Up scheme.

3. Thumbs up is about a service
saying they will give good
support to people with
learning disabilities.

4. Who can join thumbs up?

5. Organisations,
businesses, services in
Brighton and Hove can
join thumbs up?
Here are some services that have
already joined thumbs up:
• Bus company
•Council Departments
•Moksha Café
•Specsavers
•A Florist
•Learning disability services

6. What does it mean to join
thumbs up?

7. It means your organization or
service are taking a pledge/
promise to offer good support to
people with learning disabilities.

8. What will we give you if you
join thumbs up?

9. We will give services that join:
•A dvd about good support
•A book about good support
•A Sticker to display to tell people
with learning disabilities that you
are part of the thumbs up scheme
and want to give better support.
•Tips on our facebook page.
•Ongoing advice and feedback
about your service
• Information about your service
will go on a public webpage

10. • We will run two training days for the new
services. The training will be in good
support for people with learning disabilities
and making information accessible.
• We will give you help to improve your
service for people with learning disabilities.
• We will tell people with learning disabilities
about what services are in the thumbs up
scheme.

11. To join:
• Ring Brighton and Hove Speak Out
on 01273 421921
• Email:
traininggroup@bhspeakout.org.uk
• Visit our facebook page:
• http://
www.facebook.com/bhspeakouttraining