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Physical and sensory impairment partnership board
The multi-agency physical and sensory impairment (PSI) partnership board was set up in June 2006 and is a member of the NYSP Adult Strategic Partnership thematic group.
 
The aims of the PSI Board :
  • to ensure services are planned and delivered in ways that enable disabled people to exercise choice and control over how their additional needs are met; and
  • to promote access to the full range of services that many people take for granted, in keeping with the social model of disability
The primary focus of the partnership board is on people of working age. However, areas of service development will include people over 65 and young disabled people in transition to adult services where this is considered relevant and effective.
 
The partnership board has developed a three year plan called the "Equal lives strategy 2007 - 2010". The strategy covers a wide range of themes, for example: health, housing, transport, employment, social care services, access and information. A multi-agency action plan has also been produced. The strategy and action plan are available on request from Carol.S.Johnson@northyorks.gov.uk but are currently being updated.
 
 
Membership
Representatives of disabled people and carers are elected from the four local area Reference Groups to attend the PSI Board.  Two members are elected from each locality group and one Carer represents carer issues for the county.  Each of the partner organisations agreed to provide a Board representative.
 
The partnership board meets four times a year and membership includes:
  • Disabled people and Carer's representatives
  • Voluntary sector representative
  • North Yorkshire County Council
  • North Yorkshire district and borough councils
  • North Yorkshire's primary care and acute health trusts
  • North Yorkshire Police
  • North Yorkshire Ambulance Service
  • North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service Employment service (Jobcentre Plus)social model of disability
 
Meeting dates 2010
 
Date
 
Proposed items of Business 
18th March 2010  (York CVS)
PSI Board
Equal Lives action plan – Health refreshment
Joint Equipment Store – Store manager representative
Hard of Hearing Group – issues and concerns
Communications – NY Times, DAS alerts
Board representation – LINks, Carer
Fire alarms – countywide approach
IT for Visual Impairment
Standing item – Action list update
10th June 2010 (York CVS)
PSI Board
Transport update - deferred until after completion of consultation
LINk progress
Personalisation
Deaf and Hard of Hearing issues
Changing places
Feedback from EL strategy working group
 
Standing item – Action list update
8th September 2010 (York CVS) 
PSI Board
Centres for Independant Living
Changing Places
Feedback from Equal Lives strategy group
Personalisation Update
Fire Alarms for Deaf People
Standing Item -  Action list update
9th December 2010 (York CVS)
PSI Board
Economic Wellbeing
 
 
Structural Relationships
Click on the link below to view a chart showing the structural relationship between the PSI Board, the Adults Thematic Partnership and the NYSP  
 
Social Model of  Disability
The ‘social model’ of disability requires a change in society’s values and practices in order to remove the barriers to participation which truly dis-able people. The social model has been worked out by disabled people who feel that the individual model does not provide an adequate explanation for their exclusion from mainstream society – because their experiences have shown them that, in reality, most of their problems are not caused by their impairments, but by the way society is organised and the barriers that exist. 
 
 
Agenda and minutes of PSI Board meetings
10th June 2010
 
18th March 2010
 
Reference Groups
 Meeting Dates 2010
Meeting
12th May
Selby Reference Group (Community House , Selby)
26th May
Change- N- Yorkshire (Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale)
15th July
HaRPSI Reference Group (Hambleton and Richmondshire)
25th August
Change- N- Yorkshire (Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale)
27th August
Harrogate and Craven Reference Group
4th October
HaRPSI Reference Group (Hambleton and Richmondshire)
6th October
Selby Reference Group (Community House , Selby)
24th November
Change- N- Yorkshire (Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale)
 
The reference groups are the key place to raise issues for the board. Their contact details are listed below. You do not have to be a standing member of the group to raise issues. You will be able to do this by e-mail or post, it would not necessarily involve attending meetings.
 
Hambleton and Richmondshire
Contact:     John Atkins at Richmondshire Council for Voluntary Service
Tel:            01748 822537
E-mail:       john.rcvs@virgin.net
 
Harrogate and Craven
Contact:     June Scott
Tel:            07732 615668
E-mail:       june.scott@wilfward.org.uk
 
Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale 'Change-N-Yorkshire'
Contact:     Bridget Hardy or Nigel Staton
Tel:            01723 379397
E-mail:       whitbydag@btconnect.com
 
Selby
Contact:     Andrea Broadway Parkinson
Tel:            07967 321273
E-mail:     emailDispel@googlemail.com  
 
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