Communication Plan

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Photo of 3 different peopleAt the beginning of 2006 Haringey Council and Haringey Health Services agreed to make sure that all information that we give to adults with learning disabilities is clearer and easier to understand.
Women with a flipchart

To make this happen we offer communication training to everyone in Haringey on:

  • How best to communicate with people with a learning disability.
  • How to make information clear and easy to understand.
People planning

On our website we have an easy way for people to say what they think about the things that we do.

See the Have your say webpage for more information.

Easy pictures and symbolsWe work together with the corporate communications team to make information clear and easy to understand.
Adult Placement Scheme guide front cover

The Adult Placement Scheme guide is one example of clear and easy to understand information. The scheme is now called Shared Lives.

HandshakeWe work together with all the Communication Officers of the Council and the Health Services to make sure that we do what we promise to do.