Supported Living – What is happening
On 18th February the BBC released some figures that said there are lots more serious incidents and unexpected deaths in supported living.
Read more “Supported Living – What is happening”Stronger, Louder, Together!
On 18th February the BBC released some figures that said there are lots more serious incidents and unexpected deaths in supported living.
Read more “Supported Living – What is happening”In December 2018 CQC were asked by the government to look at how restraint, seclusion and segregation are being used in services.
Read more “People not regimes – communication, rights and understanding”Blog by Jayne Knight, Learning Disability England member
Read more ““REACH – constantly aspire for better” Reflections on Supported Living today”Learning Disability England has joined over 100 social care sector organisations that have come together to unite and sign an open letter to the Minister of State for Social Care, Caroline Dinenage MP, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Lords), Baroness Blackwood seeking clarification and change on concerning aspects of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill. All firmly believe that the Bill will adversely affect the rights of people who rely on care and support services.
Read more “Human rights reform outrage – social care sector unites in open letter to Ministers criticising careless Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill”Learning Disability England is England’s only national movement where people with learning disabilities, families, friends and people that work in services come together on an equal basis to work for people with learning disabilities having good lives with equal choices and opportunities as others.
When you join Learning Disability England, you are becoming part of this movement.
This means you are agreeing with our aims.
Click here to find out more about us and our aims
We organise our membership to reflect three different experiences and voices:
Learning Disability England wants to work our members to create a strong, positive network built on trust and shared aims.
Over time we will develop a list of the kinds of policies or ways of working we support. This will be based on evidence from lots of places, especially what people with learning disabilities tell us is important.
We will work out what is on that list by asking our members (a vote), consultation through meetings or from information other people tell us from research or feedback they have had.
We will have this list to give ideas and principles for what matters to people with learning disabilities. It will not be what we expect everyone to agree with or use but it helps Learning Disability England and our members work in good ways that are based on rights, choice, independence and inclusion.
The Representative Body make the final decisions on what Learning Disability England supports to help makes it aims and values happen.
Some examples of what Learning Disability England has talked about so far include:
We do not have the time to check on every member but if we are told or find out that what a member says or does is not following Learning Disability England’s aims, purpose or beliefs then we will find out more to check if it is true or affects Learning Disability England members.
We will offer help or ideas for putting something right if we all agreed there was a problem.
We may ask them to leave if we decide that what they are doing does not fit with the aims of being a member.
A subgroup of the Representative Body will be the lead for this. A group with at least a rep from self-advocates, families or allies or organisations will look at any complaints or worries and make the decision on if a member is asked to leave.
That group might ask other Learning Disability England members to join them, but they will make the final decision on behalf of the members Representative Body.
What we will do if it looks like there is a problem
The staff team’s job is to help make this happen, not to control it or make the decision.