Suffolk Independent Living interview with BBC Suffolk

Feb. 13, 2010 - PRLog -- The roadshows will see SIL advisors taking to the road, visiting local communities, to bring their knowledge and expertise to the public at large.
The free drop-in sessions will provide advice and support for those receiving care or support from Suffolk County Council with a view to helping them take more control in their lives through the Direct Payment scheme.

The interview will air at 11:10 on BBC Radio Suffolk (95.5 | 104.6 FM) on the 17th. The show will also be available live online via the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d7yd, which in addition provides a listen again feature for 7 days following the broadcast.

For a full schedule of Suffolk Independent Living roadshow dates and further information please visit http://www.ncodp.org.uk/sil-roadshows or call 01473 603876

Suffolk Independent Living provides Advice and Support to people considering or using Direct Payments in Suffolk.
Suffolk Independent Living is funded by Suffolk County Council and managed by the Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People (NCODP).

*** Please note this is an update to the earlier release regarding Lee Evans radio interview, which was postponed at the last minute to this new date.

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The Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People (NCODP) is a human-rights group controlled by disabled people and their organisations. They organise and take part in campaigns and run services that promote social equality and dignity for all disabled people.

The NCODP regards having an impairment as a normal part of being human. Disability results from people with impairments being excluded by physical and social barriers and negative attitudes. Their main task is to challenge the many forms of discrimination created by these barriers and attitudes.

The NCODP believes that disabled people must take the leading role in decisions that affect their lives both locally and as part of the national and international disability movements in which the NCODP plays an active part. There must be “Nothing about us without us.”