Your Voice Matters: Join TILII

Your Voice Matters: Join TILII and Help Make a Difference

Have you got something to say?

Do you want to meet new people? Share your ideas? Learn new skills? And help make things better for people with a learning disability, autism and other support needs?

Then TILII could be for you!

We are TILII – Telling It Like It Is

We are a group of people with a learning disability, autism and other support needs who come together to have our say and make a difference.

We are involved in lots of different projects and activities.

We don’t just talk about change – we help make it happen.

Training and sharing our experiences

One of the things we do is help deliver training to professionals.

Every year, TILII members help deliver training for social workers at Ulster University, the Law Society’s Vulnerable Practitioner Course, and Learning Disability Induction Training for Belfast Trust staff and ARC NI members.

Belfast TILII members after training at the Law Society of Northern Ireland.

Michael (TILII Belfast) shakes hands with Naomi Long (MLA) after training.

At TILII, we:

• share our own experiences and explain what support people with a learning disability may need.
• talk about communication, accessible information and how professionals can make services easier to understand and use.
• answer questions, share ideas and help professionals understand what it is like to access services and support as a person with a learning disability.

This gives us the chance to build confidence, learn new skills and make a real difference.

We are not just being listened to – we are helping to teach others.

TILII Translates – Making information easier to understand

We also run TILII Translates, our Easy Read service.

TILII members help make information clear, accessible and easy to understand for people with a learning disability.

We work with organisations and professionals to review information and make sure it works for the people who will use it.

We believe information should not just be made for us – it should be made with us. So that’s why TILII use their own experiences to help make information better and more accessible.

Your voice can make a difference

You don’t have to be an expert to be a TILII member, and you don’t need to know everything. You don’t even need to feel confident speaking in front of a group. You can take things at your own pace and share your views in a way that feels comfortable for you.

You just need to bring your own ideas, experiences and opinions. Because everyone has something important to say.

It is also about having fun!

TILII isn’t just about meetings and projects. We also get to meet new people, make friends, try new things and celebrate what we have achieved.

Sometimes we are working hard on an important projects or making a film for ARC NI’s YouTube channel. Other times we are answering consultations or taking part in research. And sometimes we just enjoy spending time together, having a coffee, a bun and a chat!

TILII is about making a difference, but also having fun, making friends, and celebrating what we achieve together.

Could you be our next TILII member?

If you are a person with a learning disability, autism or other support needs and you would like to have your say, we would love to hear from you.

You could help us make change, share your ideas, learn new skills and make sure people with a learning disability are listened to.

For more information contact Louise via email or phone.

📧 louise.hughes@arcni.org.uk
📞 028 9038 0960

Want to get involved? 

Become a member by filling in this form:
✅ TILII Membership Form