Leaders List 2022 information and Q&A event.pptx

The Learning Disability and Autism Leaders’ List 2022
Find out more and ask your questions
proudly in partnership with…
#LDALeadersList
Send your questions to us before 2:45pm today:
• using the Zoom question button at the bottom of your screen
• calling 0300 303 9062
• emailing marketing@dimensions-uk.org
Talk to everyone in the comments box
and on social media using #LDALeadersList.

Presenting today…
Gary Bourlet
and…
Send your questions: using the Zoom question button OR calling 0300 303 9062 OR emailing marketing@dimensions-uk.org

Presenting today…
Gary Bourlet
and…
Dr Mark Brookes MBE

About the Leaders’
List
Presented by
Dr Mark Brookes MBE

• We first started the Learning Disability and Autism Leaders’ List 5
years ago!
• For all of this time Learning Disability England and VODG have been
our partners.
• We started the list to share stories of people with learning disabilities
and autistic people.
• We want to show the world that we are doing
brilliant and important things too!

• Since then we have celebrated nearly 150 Leaders!
• These are people and groups who have been taking a lead in their
lives.
• They are winners in the categories:
• Advocacy, policy and the media
• Local communities
• Sports, arts and entertainment
• Work and education

• We know everybody deserves to be celebrated.
• This is why anybody with a learning disability and/or autism can
enter or be nominated.
• And everybody gets a certificate to celebrate!
• For those who win, we share their story nationally.
• This includes on our website, social media and with
newspapers, magazines and other websites

• Some of our Leaders have been in The Guardian, Independent and
on Channel 5 News.
• Their stories have been seen by thousands of people!
• We also invite winners to join our special online celebration events,
where their story is shared with the audience.
• We also send winners a special celebration pack
and trophy.

• We have even had some celebrity ambassadors, including:
• BBC Radio 2 presenter Ken Bruce
• Actor and Advocate Liam Bairstow
• CBBC actor and presenter George Webster

• I hope you are starting to think about your entry and nominations for
the Learning Disability and Autism Leaders’ List 2022!
• Remember to send your questions using the instructions at the
bottom of the slide.
• Now you will hear about one of our Leaders, James Walker. He is
one of our Local Communities Leaders from 2019.

Meet James…
Advocacy, Policy and the Media Leader 2019
• Leaders’ List judge
• Leaders’ List spokesperson
• #ImWithSam hate crime advocate
• Love Your Vote democracy
campaign spokesperson

Why we run the
Leaders’ List
Presented by
Gary Bourlet

• We think more people with learning disabilities and autistic people
should be in the spotlight.
• We don’t think there are enough people like us in magazines and
newspapers, on the TV and radio or making important decisions.
• We think more people with learning disabilities and autistic people
should be involved in how the country is run.
• And we deserve more opportunities and equality.

• We know that Dimensions, Learning Disability England and VODG
have a strong voice.
• We talk to lots of people and organisations, with people we support
and our members.
• And we wanted to be able to give more people the opportunity to talk
to those groups too!
• We also want people to know that what they are
doing is important and should be celebrated.

• So we created the Leaders’ List to put the spotlight on people all
across the country who are taking a lead in their lives.
• We want to show the country and everybody in it that people with all
different learning disabilities and autistic people are part of their
communities.
• We want to show that we’re creative and hard
working.
• And that we have important things to say and do.

• We want everybody to feel valued and know that they are important.
• Some winners decide to get involved in more of our campaigns.
• Some winners comment on topics in the news.
• And some winners come back to be judges for the
Leaders’ List.

• So the Learning Disability and Autism Leaders’ List isn’t just a fun
celebration of people’s achievements.
• It is an opportunity for people to be represented.
• And it is an opportunity for people to campaign and comment on
important topics.
• The Learning Disability and Autism Leaders’ List is
all about people like you and me, taking a lead in
our lives!

• Now you know all about the Leaders’ List and why we run it, thank
you for listening.
bottom of the slide.
• Next we’re going to talk about how you can enter and nominate
people.

How to enter the
Leaders’ List

• You can enter or nominate people for the Leaders’ List using our
online entry form.
• There’s a plain text version and an Easy Read version of this form.
Choose which one you prefer.
• On our website you can download a list of questions so you can start
preparing your answers now.
• And if this entry option isn’t accessible for you, please
get in touch and we’ll work with you to enter.

• When you enter or nominate, we’ll ask you to give us some
information.
• Everything you tell us is protected under GDPR. This means we will
not share it with anybody who doesn’t need to know.
• If you are a winner we will not publish anything about you until you
have consented to it.
• We will use your contact details only to update you
about your entry, ask for more information and
to send you your certificates.

• If you have a learning disability and/or are autistic, you can enter
yourself.
• You can also nominate people!
• Anybody can nominate somebody who has a learning disability
and/or are autistic.
• There is no limit on the number of nominations you
can make.

• Everybody’s entry or nomination is judged on its own merit.
• This means you will be judged fairly and we understand that
everybody has different achievements and successes.
• Everybody’s achievements and successes or important and deserve
to be celebrated.
• All of our judges have been Leaders before, so all
of them also have a learning disability and/or are
autistic.

• On the form we will ask you for some details about yourself (or the
people you are nominating), including:
• Name
• Age
• Hometown
• Who we can contact
• How we can contact you or them

• We will also ask you to choose a category for your entry or
nomination.
• But don’t worry if you aren’t sure, we will make sure it is in the best
category to give you the best chance of winning.
• There are 4 categories to choose from…

Advocacy, policy and the media
This is for people who are helping to make things more fair and equal
for themselves or other people.
If you are a self-advocate, interested in politics or speak out about
important issues this could be the right category for you.
You might campaign locally or nationally, and you
might advocate for yourself, some other people or
lots of other people. It’s all important.

Local communities
This is for people who are involved in their local community.
If you use things in your village, town or city or know the people who
live there this could be the right category for you.
You might be a volunteer, part of a local group, help with local events or
help make the area better.
There is lots of things you can do to be part of your
local community.

Sports, arts and entertainment
This is for people who are athletic or creative.
If you are an athlete, part of a sports team, an artist, crafter, actor,
singer, dancer, writer, photographer, videographer, musician or anything
else creative this might be the right category for you.
You might share your talent publicly, to people who care for you or just
for yourself, as long as you enjoy expressing
yourself.

Work and education
This is for people who are employed or studying.
If you work with other people as part of an organisation, or if you are
self-employed, or if you are learning new things this could be the right
category for you.
You don’t have to work as part of a big company (but
you might) and you might be studying for a
qualification or just for interest, we want to hear
all about it.

• When you have chosen your category, it’s time to start telling us your
story.
We will ask you to tell us about…
• The things that you have achieved: this is where you can brag!
Tell us about all your brilliant successes and what you have done
to achieve them.
• The challenges you have overcome: this is important so we
understand how important your achievements
are to you and your journey.

• How you feel about what you have done: are you proud?
Excited? Motivated? Ready to do even more? Ready to take a
well earned break, perhaps? Share your feelings and we can get
to know you even more.
• What things people have said about you and what you have
done: are they proud of you?! (I’m sure they are), have you made
a difference in their lives? Taking a lead in your life will always
have an impact on other people and it’s important we understand
this too.

• You also have the option to share some photos, videos and
documents with us.
• This will help you if you prefer to enter using a video or presentation.
• Remember, if this isn’t accessible for you, get in
touch and we can help.
• It also means you can show us the wonderful
photos, videos and resources you have been
involved in.

• Next we will ask if you would like to tell us a bit about yourself. This
is so the judges can get to know you as a person and understand
what your achievements mean to you.
• This is also the part of the form you can use to tell us about your
learning disability, neurodiversity, disability
and any other information to help us understand
you.
• You don’t have to tell us anything you don’t want
to.

• You’ve done it! It’s time to submit your entry or nomination.
• When you have submitted it we will start to create your personalised
certificate and your social media graphic.
• We will email this to the contact you provided in the form.
• Don’t worry if you don’t receive it straight away.
• We will also use this information to keep you
updated about your entry.

• We understand this is a friendly competition, but we also want to
make sure we can celebrate as many people as possible.
• Please tell lots of people about it so they can enter too.
• The more people who enter and get nominated, the more we can
show why representation matters.
• And don’t worry if you don’t win this time, you are
welcome to enter with each new year.
We encourage it!

• Thank you for taking the time to listen to me, I hope you’re feeling as
excited as we are!
bottom of the slide. Questions will close after the next section and
we’ll take a short break to get them ready for our panel.
• Now I’m going to hand over to Dylan, who is a
Sports, Arts and Entertainment Leader and won
his award last year.

Meet Dylan…

Time for a break…
#LDALeadersList
Up next, we meet Joanna Grace
Advocacy, Policy and the
Media Leader 2018

Time for your
questions
#LDALeadersList

Thank you for joining us today
Important dates for your diary:
#LDALeadersList
Nominations and entries
• The form opens on Thursday 1st September at 10am
• The form closes on Friday 30th September at 10am
Finalists and winners
• Finalists will be notified in mid-October
• Winners will be notified in mid-November
The Leaders’ List 2022
• The List will be published on Friday 2nd December at 10am
• The online celebration event will be on Friday 2nd December at 6pm

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