Stronger, Louder, Together!
We have changed the jobs and how we work together in Learning Disability England to make sure we are doing what our members want us to do. That change is nearly finished now.
We have started our new roles and are recruiting for 2 new people to join the team.
Read more “The staff team at Learning Disability England”
Self-advocacy is part of the answer – Blog by Gary Bourlet
We have been saying for too long never again for 10 and 20 years by different political parties. Policies are no good if they are not implemented.
Read more “Self Advocacy is part of the answer”
Location: Based in our office in Faversham, Kent
Hours: Part time: 16 hours a week on average
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £6,864 a year equivalent to £8.25 an hour or £16,087 fulltime
A joint statement by Voluntary Organisations Disability Group, Learning Disability England, Shared Lives Plus and Association of Mental Health Providers following the BBC Panorama ‘Undercover hospital abuse scandal’.
Read more “Failing commissioning is a national scandal that must be brought to a halt”
“This is people’s lives …. being wasted whilst we wait for change” – Jordan Smith LDE self advocate representative
Read more “No more reports – time for action together, sharing power and expertise”
Like a lot of others, people connected to Learning Disability England have been talking about the Panorama Programme that is on tonight.
Read more “The long-term reality for people and their families”
My Life, My choice, a self-advocacy organisation in Oxfordshire (and LDE member) have started a campaign asking organisations that work with people with learning disabilities to ‘Walk it like you talk it’ and employ people with Learning Disabilities.
Read more “Walk it like you talk it – are you doing that, or can you?”
Learning Disability England has started working with 5 self-advocacy or human rights organisations as 1 of 7 social movements for better health that Nesta is supporting over the next year.
Read more “Health Through Rights – Self Advocacy as a Social Movement”Learning Disability England is working with 5 self-advocacy or human rights organisations as 1 of 7 social movements for better health that Nesta is supporting over the next year.
Read more “Health Through Rights – Self Advocacy as a Social Movement”