Time Banks enable members to share their time and skills. People with a learning disability traditionally have lots of time to spare, and enjoy sharing this with others. This project will explore ways in which people with a learning disability can become active members of local time banks and contribute as well as benefit from the opportunities they can offer.
The project is intended to achieve the following outcomes:
- Identification of time bank networks where people with a learning disability are already involved;
- Identification of the barriers to involvement of people with a learning disability;
- Identification of the contributions people with a learning disability have or might potentially make to a local time bank;
- Identification of the potential benefits of participation in a time bank for people with a learning disability;
- Work with a sample of local groups to promote the active involvement of people with a learning disability;
- Dissemination event to promote the findings widely.
Time banks are recognised as offering a wide range of benefits including equality, inclusion, community participation, expanding networks and building self confidence.
This project is providing the opportunity to extend these benefits to include people with a learning disability. Few organisations supporting people with a learning disability are aware of the potential of time banks, and ARC’s national networks will enable the experiences of participants to be disseminated widely. You can read about what we have been doing on our blog.
Those working on the project have been sharing their experiences through a blog. You can read the blog here.
We have hosted 2 conferences to share the findings of the project. You can view the presentations and a summary of the conferences here.
ARC has been working with Time Banks UK to develop this project.
For more information about Time Banking see the following
Jon Snow meets the founder of Time Banks, Professor Edgar Cahn
Tact's Hereford Time Bank Project
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