Putting people in charge of their day services: Thurrock Council has closed its big day centres for people with learning difficulties and opened up five locality bases now directly managed by a company of people with learning difficulties. Sean Kelly visited Thurrock and spoke to Neil Woodbridge whose official title is Service Manager.(DAY SERVICES)(Thurrock Lifestyle Solutions)(Cover story)

Community Living | June 22, 2008| | Copyright

Sonny Saini is explaining to me the meaning of the upside down triangle which features prominently on his business card, alongside a photograph of him. The triangle is the organisation. Usually staff are at the top and people who use services are at the bottom but at Thurrock Lifestyle Solutions (TLS) Ythe order is reversed: the sharp point faces down and the large base area is shown at the top. Sonny grins as he says: "This is because people with learning difficulties are in charge".

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