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Partnership in Practice Agreement - Dundee City Council

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The Seven Pr<strong>in</strong>ciples<br />

People with learn<strong>in</strong>g disabilities should:<br />

• be valued <strong>in</strong> the same way and have the same rights as everyone else<br />

• be seen as <strong>in</strong>dividual people with <strong>in</strong>dividual needs like anyone else, and have<br />

help with writ<strong>in</strong>g, talk<strong>in</strong>g and mak<strong>in</strong>g their ideas heard<br />

• be asked about the services they need and be <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> mak<strong>in</strong>g choices<br />

about what they want<br />

• be helped and supported to do everyth<strong>in</strong>g they can and have services which<br />

allow as much freedom as possible<br />

• be able to use the same local services as everyone else, wherever possible<br />

• have special services if they need them as well as and not <strong>in</strong>stead of general<br />

services<br />

• have services, which take account of their age.<br />

The council, NHS board and their partners recognise that people with a learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />

disability and their carers are a diverse group of people and that services need to<br />

take account of peoples age, gender, religion, disability, ethnic background and<br />

sexual preferences.<br />

The <strong>Council</strong>, NHS Board and their partners also recognise the crucial part that<br />

carers play <strong>in</strong> the lives of people with learn<strong>in</strong>g disabilities <strong>in</strong> <strong>Dundee</strong>. This agreement<br />

is <strong>in</strong>tended to reflect the core pr<strong>in</strong>ciple <strong>in</strong> the Scottish Executive report, “The<br />

future of unpaid care <strong>in</strong> Scotland”, that there should be:<br />

• recognition and respect for unpaid carers as key partners and providers <strong>in</strong><br />

the plann<strong>in</strong>g, design and delivery of care.<br />

PARTNERSHIP IN PRACTICE 2007-2010 5

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