Speak Out Advocacy Project, Lanarkshire Ace and PALS (Project for Advocacy in Lanarkshire South) provide a variety of advocacy services throughout Lanarkshire.
 
Speak Out Advocacy Project provide professional and volunteer advocacy services for adults with learning disabilities who live in South Lanarkshire. You can find out more about Speak Out by selecting the link on the top menu or by clicking here.
 
Lanarkshire Ace, a collective advocacy group for people with learning disabilities who live throughout Lanarkshire, is facilitated by Speak Out on a voluntary basis. You can find out more about Lanarkshire Ace by selecting the link on the top menu or by clicking here.
 
PALS (Project for Advocacy in Lanarkshire South) is a collective advocacy and peer education group for young people with learning disabilities who live in South Lanarkshire.  PALS in managed by Lanarkshire Ace and funded by the Big Lottery Fund.  You can find out more about PALS by selecting the link on the top menu or by clicking here.
 
You can find out how to contact us by clicking here.

PALS have published the first issue of their newsletter 'PALS News'.

The newsletter covers some of the work the group have done so far including their launch, the 'What About Us?' DVD, their peer education workshops and 'Your Game' 2009.

If you or someone you know would like to join PALS, or become a volunteer, please contact us at pals@speak-out.org.uk or on 01355 230202.

We hope you enjoy reading the newsletter.

You can download a copy of issue one of 'PALS News' by clicking here.

Lanarkshire Ace members have been working with LDAS (Learning Disability Alliance Scotland) to look at what makes a good day in the lives of people with learning disabilities.

Lanarkshire Ace and LDAS have made a booklet which explains what kind of services and support people would like to have during the day.

Ross Thomson of Larkhall, who is also a PALS members, said "I really enjoyed making the pamphlet.  When I went to a day centre I had to sit around a piano.  Now I am fully involved in planning my own services."

Michael Docherty, of East Kilbride, said "Lots of day centres have had lots of money spent on them but all over they look the same.  We wrote the pamphlet to shot a better way of providing support."

You can read an article from the Hamilton Advertiser about the booklet by clicking here.

You can download a copy of the booklet, 'A Day in the Life of...', by clicking here.

If you would like a hard copy you can contact LDAS on 07920 141823, or by writing to them at Learning Disability Alliance Scotland, 12 Hardengreen Business Centre, Eskbank, Dalkeith, EH22 3NX.