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Short note: Advocacy Toolkit for those with learning difficulties

The Justice for LB Toolkit produced by Advocacy Focus is a valuable resource kit aimed at giving professionals the tools to help those with learning difficulties become more involved with their care assessments. It also provides important information and guidelines about working with people who have learning disabilities, community or cognitive issues. The Toolkit links to various Easy Read documents produced by Advocacy Focus to support assessments and to enable people who may have trouble communicating become more involved in decisions around their care. There is a dedicated Easy Read document for Mental Capacity Assessments which gives information around why an assessment is happening and how a decision is made.