You have the Power West Yorkshire Health Inequalities
Inclusion North worked with West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership and a group of people with lived experience to produce information on good healthcare.
Sometimes people with a learning disability and autistic people don’t get the same good health care as everyone else.
And lots of people die much younger than they should.
We want everyone to have good health so they can live well for a long time.
A group of people with learning disabilities, autistic people and health professionals from West Yorkshire have made some Easy Read booklets and short videos.
They are full of good advice for how we can look after ourselves.
You can take the lead in your own health care. You have the power!
Don’t forget to share these with your friends and family – You have the Power!
Sometimes people with a learning disability and autistic people don’t get the same good health care as everyone else. Sadly, the most recent LeDeR report (learning from lives and deaths of people with a learning disability and autistic people) shows that cancer is still a leading cause of people dying too young. Sometimes this can be successfully treated if caught early.
We want everyone to have good health so they can live well for longer. Thanks to support from West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, a group of people with learning disabilities, autistic people and health professionals from West Yorkshire have co-produced some Easy Read booklets and short videos.
We want to encourage people to check their own bodies, alongside going for annual health checks and cancer screenings.
Our guides are full of good advice for how we can take the lead in our own health care.
Engaging people with lived experience was key to this co-production. It was important to involve autistic people and people with learning disabilities to hear their experiences and ensure we created resources that met their needs and preferences. They took part in every stage, from initial focus-group meetings to reviewing the final resources.
In total 9 people with lived experience worked alongside 6 health professionals, and in total contributed a combined 122.5 hours of their time.
Subsequently, two participants went on to take part in another piece of Inclusion North work called ‘Swept Under the Carpet’; and one has gone on to complete Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training (OMMT) and started work as a lived-experience trainer in West-Yorkshire in 2026.
If your organisation is interested exploring co-produced work similar to this, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Don’t forget to share these resources with your colleagues, friends and family – You have the Power!
