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Partners for Inclusion also developed from Inclusion Glasgow. Partners for Inclusion is based in Kilmarnock and works across the Ayrshire and Renfrewshire areas and was designed to provide high quality supports to individuals with a learning and/or mental health difficulty. Like Inclusion Glasgow and C-Change for Inclusion they support people to have ordinary, inclusive and real lives with a particular interest in working with people from institutionalised settings, with young people leaving special schools and with people whose previous service has not worked for them.

http://www.partnersforinclusion.org

ELCAP works with people who need support, and their families, as they build and pursue their goals and dreams for a good life; and with local communities to strengthen their capacity to include people with disabilities as valued citizens.

http://www.elcap.org

Support for Ordinary Living since 1998, SOL has been developing supported living and supported employment services for people with learning disability, and now supports more than 50 people throughout Lanarkshire. Their aim is to support each person to live the life they choose, designing and redesigning support in a manner consistent with what, they hear the person say and with what they see the person do.

http://www.forliving.org/main

Diversity Matters is based in Scotland but operates more widely, offering consultancy, facilitation, training and evaluation services to support a more inclusive society within the UK.

http://www.diversity-matters.co.uk

Paradigm UK. is an independent organisation which provides consultancy. It is also a development agency which works with people who have learning disabilities and their families, independent and statutory sector providers, Health Authorities and Social Service Departments, Housing Associations, Families, and Regional and National Government in the UK and beyond.

http://www.paradigm-uk.org

Neighbourhood Networks is a new Scottish charity providing support networks based on the KeyRing model to people labelled with a learning disability living in Scotland. Eleven networks have been established across Glasgow, Argyll and North Lanarkshire to date and more networks are being planned in different parts of Scotland.

http://www.neighbourhoodnetworks.org

Thistle Foundation is an innovative organisation responding to the needs and aspirations of disabled people across Scotland. Delivering flexible, creative, ground-breaking services to disabled people and their families. The Thistle Foundation recognises that each person has their own gifts and strengths and that everybody has a contribution to make.

http://www.thistle-foundation.biz

Circles Around Dundee There main purpose is to help people with learning disabilities and/or autism to reach their goals in life, and to have better lives by their own standards.

http://www.circlesarounddundee.org.uk

Push (Perth and Kinross) Ltd. is an organisation that assists adults who have learning difficulties to lead fuller lives by developing links with others in their local community. This is achieved by providing information and support both individually and within groups.

http://www.pushinfo.org

Care Commission The Scottish Executive passed a law called The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001. Under this Act the Care Commission was set up to regulate care services in Scotland. The Care Commission make sure that care organisations provide services to meet people needs.

http://www.carecommission.com

IXSEED is the website of the Glasgow Learning Disability Partnership which provides information to anyone who has learning disabilities, cares for a person with learning disabilities, or works with people who have learning disabilities.

http://www.ixseed.org.uk

SSSC The Scottish Social Services Council is responsible for raising standards in the Scottish social service workforce. The SSSC publishes Codes of Practice for Social Service Workers and Employers. These are standards of conduct and practice which all social service workers and their employers must follow.

http://www.sssc.uk.com

The Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability is made up of 13 Partner Organisations who have joined together with funding from the Scottish Executive.

http://www.scld.org.uk