Stronger, Louder, Together!
Last week, some of us at Learning Disability England attended the launch event for a research project. It was around Supported Housing for People with Learning Disabilities and Autistic People in England. This research was led by the Learning Disability and Autism Housing Network and Housing LIN. The research looked at the scale, size, scope, […]
By Ramandeep Kaur – Mum to Harry (15) who has Down’s syndrome As a parent of a young lad with learning disabilities, I am hugely disappointed that the government have decided not to implement the proposed Small Payments Scheme for parents/carers and young people who wish to access their Child Trust Funds. I opened my […]
Blog from Emma Smith, Policy Lead at Learning Disability England. It is really important to look after yourself and others this winter. Some people are worried about energy. Not just about how much it costs but also what to do if there is a shortage or no power at all. Energy providers want to make […]
Examples of rights-based action Why are we stuck in hospital? – Changing Our Lives and University of Birmingham This guide was created to help overcome the barriers to people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people leaving long-stay hospital. It gives ten top tips for helping people leave hospital. It was made by speaking to people […]
The cost of living crisis has not just been affecting individual members and their families. Businesses, including support providers, have also been facing an increase in bills and costs when budgets are already tight. Paid supporter members have been talking about the impact of the financial pressures they are under. And the things they are […]
Blog by Gary Bourlet, Membership and Engagement Lead and self advocate I have been thinking a lot about how the cost of living is going up. And that people’s wages, benefits or pensions have not increased enough to keep up.
The next part of the guide will go through the monthly living expenses that you may want to think about. A monthly living expense is something you need and is paid for monthly. We will tell you how to work out the cost of each monthly living expense. You can then write how much each monthly living […]
Blog by Gary Bourlet, Membership and Engagement Lead and self advocate.
The guide is divided into 8 parts – click on the buttons below to go to the different sections of the guide: You can use the guide with people who support you (family, friends, social workers, advisers) to help you decide. It is to help people with a learning disability and autistic people think about […]
Guest blog by Kate Allen, CEO at Autism at Kingwood