New Perspectives Senior Consultant Partner Linda Laurie

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Experience

 

January 2001 - Present: Self-employed

Freelance Consultant

  • Consultancy experience includes work for: Southey Owlerton Area Regeneration, Hampshire Coalition of Disabled People, Manchester City Council, Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People, Sheffield City Council, The British Council of Disabled People, Inclusive Living Sheffield, Unison, Cardiff & Vale Coalition of Disabled People, Breakthrough UK Ltd.

 

 

October 2000 -December 2001 Breakthrough UK Ltd

New Ventures Manager

  • Identifying funding and establishing financial and management strategies for new projects.

 

 

September 1998 -August 2000 Sheffield University

Research Associate in the Department of Education.

  • ESRC funded project into Self-Advocacy, Civil Rights and Organisations run by People with Learning Difficulties.

 

 

February - July 1998 Surrey County Council

Freelance Consultant

  • Feasibility Study: Direct Payments for People with Learning Difficulties

 

 

December 1997 - September 1998 Sheffield Open Forum for Europe

Development Worker .

  • Working with community and voluntary groups to access Objective 2, Priority 5 European Funding. These groups included projects providing services to and working with disadvantaged groups.
  • Work included providing information and advice on equal opportunities and good practice in terms of employment, user involvement and consultation, project management and monitoring .

 

 

June 1997 - November 1997 Ealing Disability Action Group

Development Worker

  • Working for a newly established organisation as its Development Worker with responsibility for developing policies and procedures
  • Building links with neighbouring borough's and self organised groups of disabled people.
  • Included developing a cross-borough advocacy project.

 

 

January 1997 -May 1997 New Perspectives

Senior Consultant

  • Evaluation of Greenwich Centre for Independent Living's Personal Assistance Scheme and their Personal Assistant Management Courses.
  • Included development and use of questionnaires, one-to-one interviews and research into good practice by other Self Operated Personal Assistance Schemes.

 

 

October 1995 - May 1997 Waltham Forest Association of Disabled People

Independent Living Worker

  • Developing Independent Living Strategies
  • Designing and delivering training courses
  • Organising conferences and seminars
  • Supporting Disabled People wishing to manage their own care package.

 

 

November 1995 - March 1996 Independent Living Alternatives

Researcher

  • Research into the provision of Independent Living in London Boroughs.

 

 

 

September 1994 - March 1995 Disabled People in Avon

Researcher, Report Writer, Conference Organiser

  • Research into employment and training provision.
  • Producing a report based on the research and organising a conference to launch the document.

 

 

July 1993 - September 1994 The British Council of Disabled People

Researcher

  • Research into housing provision for Disabled People. Resulting in the "Land Mark Publication Demolishing Special Needs Housing
  • The publication covered identifying 6 geographical areas and Disabled Consultants to gather information on housing provision in their area. Information was then analysed with regard to how Community Care plans had affected housing strategies.

 

 

1987 - Present Day Disability Equality Trainer

  • Since 1987 Linda has Designed and delivered disability equality training courses, based on the social model of disability and its implications for purchasers and delivers of services.
  • Linda has delivered training to local authority officers, trade unionists, voluntary sector groups, housing associations who are providing supported housing to people with learning difficulties, colleages and Adult Education Institutions.
  • Linda has Delivered training to groups of Disabled People wishing to become trainers and Personal Development courses, including assertiveness.

 

November 1992 - June 1993 Greater London Association of Disabled People

Researcher

  • Research for Joseph Rowntree Funded Project on "Contracting for Community Care in Disability Led Organisations."

 

 

August 1992 - October 1992 London Borough of Waltham Forest

Event Organiser

  • Organised Disability Celebration Day.

 

 

October 1992 - December 1992 London Borough of Waltham Forest

Researcher for the Women's Unit .

  • Research into the implementation of equal opportunities for Disabled Women in funded women's groups.
  • Research involved use of questionnaires, one-to-one interviews and survey of policy documents.

 

 

November 1989 - September 1991 Shelter

Conference Organiser for The Campaign for Homeless People

  • Organised large, residential conference on Housing, Independent Living and Disabled People.
  • Resulted in the Landmark Publication "Building Our Lives."

 

 

September 1986 - November 1989 London Borough of Hackney

Joint Head of Disability Unit

  • Advising elected Members on equal opportunities in employment and service provision for Disabled People.

 

 

February - March 1986 GLC Industry & Employment Unit

Conference Organiser

  • Involved in organisating two conferences on employment issues for Disabled Women

 

 

    Education

    1977 North Tyneside Technical College

    1980 Teesside University

    B.Sc. Sociology

    1984 Southamption University

    Post Graduate Diploma in Social Administration

    1993 Hendon College

    RSA Certificate in Counselling Skills & Learning Support

 

 

 

 

 

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