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United Response is a top 100 charity operating in England and Wales, providing a range of support and services for more than 2,000 people with learning disabilities, mental health needs or physical disabilities.〔(The Guardian )〕 Their mission is to ensure that individuals with learning disabilities, mental health needs and physical disabilities have the opportunity to live their lives to the full. Their vision is a society where everyone has equal access to the same rights and opportunities.〔(United Response: mission statement and vision )〕 ==History== United Response was founded in 1973 by Su Sayer, CBE. She opened the first service in Tillington, West Sussex. By 1979, it was the largest provider of support for people with learning disabilities in the region. In 1983, United Response expanded to the north of England, setting up its first service in Chesterfield. In 1990, the charity started working with people with mental health needs. Seven years later, it began implementing person-centred active support under the guidance of the late Professor Jim Mansell, CBE, who joined the Board of Trustees in 1995. In 1999, United Response launched the first of many social enterprises, a cleaning company under its trading arm, UR in Business. The company employed people with a learning disability. In 2002 the charity began working with the University of Kent’s Tizard Centre to study, monitor and evaluate the quality of its support. In 2006, United Response ran a project entitled Mental Wealth to raise awareness of issues facing people with mental health needs as a backdrop to the then-Mental Health Bill. In 2008 the charity launched Making Money Easier – a suite of accessible resources to support people with learning disabilities access banks and manage their money.〔(United Response: How we help with money )〕 In 2010, United Response began its Every Vote Counts campaign, which it repeated in 2015, encouraging more people with learning disabilities to vote.〔(United Response: Every Vote Counts campaign )〕 In 2013, United Response launched Easy News, the first accessible news magazine for people with learning disabilities.〔(United Response: About Easy News )〕 United Response supports over 2,000 people, works in more than 300 locations across England and Wales, and employs over 3,500 staff. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United Response」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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