The brand new Treat Me Well steering group is a group of 15 people with a learning disability from across England and Northern Ireland who advise Mencap’s Campaigns team on how to make the Treat Me Well campaign as strong as possible.
The group will hold us to account and challenge us to maximise inclusion of people with a learning disability in the campaign.
They will also support us to design
accessible
Accessible means something is easy for people to use or join in with. For example: Accessible writing means the writing is easy to read and understand.
campaign materials and advise us on strategic issues to focus on. The Treat Me Well steering group members will be paid for attending meetings and will meet three times a year.
Steering our strategy
The group will feed into strategic decisions on the direction and focus of the Treat Me Well campaign, including the latest issues arising from our local campaigning and what to focus on nationally.
They will also advise on accessibility and quality of Treat Me Well campaign resources such as empowerment resources and campaign videos.
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