Stronger, Louder, Together!
The Shaw Trust Power list is a list of 100 of the most inspirational disabled people in the UK this year.
Me and my personal assistant from Learning Disability England attended their launch event this week where they announced who came in the top 10.
The Louder Voice programme brings together people with learning disabilities and/or autism and families.
Me, Liz Wilson and Wendy Burt from Dimensions gave a short presentation at this year’s open university in Milton Keynes on the louder voices programme.
“Social care means making sure people can access their rights and are treated with respect”
Read more “Rights, relationships, respect – social care”
BBC Breakfast this week met with and talked to people with learning disabilities about their experiences of love and relationships.
Read more “Relationships are everything”
Walk it like you talk it – Are you employing people?
Read more “Employment Update September 2019”
Blog from Lisa Hopkins and Scott Watkin BEM on inclusive working at SeeAbility
Read more ““Its all about Equality” – Being an inclusive employer”
“Having my own flat is really important to me. I like being independent and being able to live an independent life” Richard, Learning Disability England member
Many people want the same as Richard but are not getting the chance to live an independant life. Some people are recorded by Councils as living in unsettled housing.
Read more “Being independant starts at home”
Report on the launch by Gary Bourlet
Read more “Assistive Technology sector deal report launched”
Learning Disability England is part of a partnership of 4 organisations looking into what things are getting in the way of people with a learning disability having their vital Annual Health Check. Current evidence already shows that these checks identify unmet health needs and reduce inequalities however, only 53% of people with a learning disability are having their Annual Health Check. The actual figure is known to be much higher as this only identifies those who are registered with their GP.
Read more “Improving the Uptake of Annual Health Checks”
The North West Regional Self Advocates Forum has said they will host a national convention again in February 2020
This means 50 people from across England could join their regional conference and do work on national issues alongside their work on what is happening in the North West
Read more “Next national self advocacy convention in 2020”