All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Learning Disability
Date: 9/12/2020
Blog by Ivan Olbrechts and James O’Rourke, Family and Friends Representative Body members
Latest News
In support of people with Down’s Syndrome
An open letter to the producers of Emmerdale…
Filling the Gaps: Self-Advocacy during the Pandemic
At the Open University, there is a group called The Social History of Learning Disability Research Group.
People with learning disabilities are part of their research teams.
Over the summer they researched started two research projects.
COVID Vaccinations and JCVI: Campaign Update
On 27 November we told you about what Learning Disability England members are doing to campaign for people with a learning disability to get the vaccine as a priority group.
Staying Well This Winter
Gary Bourlet, Learning Disability England’s Membership and Engagement Lead, has made a blog with some simple steps for staying safe this winter.Watch Gary’s video blog here
Interactive map of self advocacy groups launches on the International Day of Disabled People 2020
New learning disability self advocacy map will help to connect people and share work
Action from learning
By Gary Bourlet
The University of Bristol has published a report on the deaths of 206 people with a learning disability who have died during the coronavirus epidemic…
Covid vaccinations and Campaigns about who gets the vaccine first
There is a few different vaccines that are being developed that scientists think will stop you from catching Covid-19. But there are many stages and tests that a vaccine has to go through for us to be sure it is safe and effective. This takes time.
Housing options – ‘Finding our own way home’
By Gary Bourlet, Membership and Engagement Lead – with video interviews from Jodie Williams and Jordan Smith
An Open Letter to Matt Hancock
On Monday we asked Learning Disability England members to sign an open letter to Matt Hanock.