Influencing policy responses 2004

Mental Capacity Bill - Sense Briefing The Mental Capacity Bill is about adults who are unable to make decisions for themselves. The briefing is an overview of the general principles of the Bill as it will apply to congenitally deafblind people with learning disabilities.
A Sign of the Times - Sense response to consultation Sense response to the consultation document about modernising the mental health services for people who are d/Deaf and deafblind.
Department of Health 'Fair for all, personal to you' - Sense response to consultation Sense and its members respond to Department of Health's consultation document called 'Fair for all, personal to you'. Department of Health asked them to reply, with their experiences of the NHS as a deafblind person, or as the parent/carer of a deafblind person, or from working with a deafblind person.
Sense Submission to the Joint Committee on the Draft Disability Discrimination Bill Sense welcomes the opportunity to respond to the draft Disability Discrimination Bill ensuring it will support deafblind people.
Draft Communications Bill - Sense submission Sense submission to Draft Communications Bill 2003 saying some changes are needed to be made for enforcing the media and telecommunications to be accessible for deafblind people.
Draft Guidance: British Sign Language/English interpreting Sense was invited to comment on this draft document and contribute to the guidelines on BSL/English interpreting.
Every Child Matters - Sense's response to the consultation Sense response to the consultation document called Every Child Matters.
Response on Making Partnership Work for Patients, Carers and Service Users document This response was made to help Departmemnt of Health to make sure the new Partnership Agreement can work for the patients who are deafblind.
Sense response to DfES consultation on Common Assessment Framework This response was to help Department of Education and Skills to make sure the new common assessment framework will work for children and young people who are deafblind.
Sense Submission on Extension of the Disability Discrimination Act This submission to the Department of Works and Pensions advises on the Extension of the Disability Discrimination Act to functions of public authorities, and the introduction of a duty to promote equality for deafblind and disabled people.

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