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The Big Group

BIG stands for Being Involved Group and it is a self-advocacy group for people with a learning disability.

We discuss all issues to do with our lives, including health, housing and services.

It started with the government White Paper, ‘Valuing People’, which outlines how people with a learning disability have been excluded but should in the future be provided with the opportunity to live full and independent lives as part of the community.

What is self-advocacy?

It is people like us speaking up for ourselves. People with a learning disability can make a real difference to services and how they are delivered.

Self-advocacy can transform the lives of people with a learning disability to help us to express our wishes and aspirations and to make real choices.

Youth (15 – 25 year olds)

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The BIG Pathway

The BIG Pathway is a free  programme of learning and development activities for adults with learning disabilities delivered in short sessions in community settings across Knowsley.

The programme’s aims are to:

• Boost your confidence
• Be positive about yourself
• Speak up about what you want
• Know what you are good at
• Think about doing new things in the future – even a job!

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