The Government is committed to improving the life chances of people with learning disabilities and the support provided to their families.
The Department of Health leads a cross-government strategy for delivering improved services and support for people with learning disabilities called Valuing People Now.
The Valuing People Now team within the Department of Health has been working closely with other Government departments, key organisations, forums and boards at local, regional and national levels to ensure success of the delivery of Valuing People Now.
The Department will ensure that all available resources are used effectively to bring better services and support for everyone with a learning disability and their families everywhere. We will continue to disseminate and share good practice, good guidance and real life stories of people with learning disabilities and their families.
This good practice guidance is aimed at people who commission easy read information for people with learning disabilities. This guidance is primarily for public sector organisations at a local and national level, but also for other organisations who produce public information specifically for people with learning disabilities, or anyone involved in commissioning Easy Read materials.