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Choice Advocacy is a 6 year old voluntary organisation that has been set up in response to the constant demand for advocates for people with learning disabilities within the Bradford District. Choice Advocacy consists of a small staff team of a Director, an Operations Manager, a part time administrator, a full time Independent Mental Capacity Advocate, a part time Independent Mental Capacity Advocate dealing with Deprivation of Liberty cases, 8 part time crisis advocates, 1 of which facilitates the user group, Advocacy Watchdog. Also the new Management Committee is made up of a mixture of people with learning disabilities, parent/carers and professionals.
Choice Advocacy’s Key Values are:
o Everyone has the right to be listened to and feel respected
o Everyone has the right to be involved in decisions which affect their future
o Every has the right to aim for something they aspire to, even if other people don’t agree with them
o Everyone has the right to take risks
o Everyone has the right to contribute to and participate in society
The purpose of advocacy is to enable people to speak up for themselves or to act on behalf of them, possibly with the support of their advocate. It is about making sure that the interests of such individuals are heard and appropriately responded to by significant others like service providers, carers, relatives and friends.
Choice Advocacy’s sole purpose is to provide advocacy services for people with learning disabilities. This service has been going for just over five years and has worked on over 300 cases. So far the majority of issues that are affecting people with learning disabilities who we advocate for are housing, day services and adult protection. However we also advocate for people who have other issues including Mental Health, Money, Relationships, Crime and Parenting.
Choice Advocacy is currently funded by both statutory bodies and grant giving trusts.
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