We’re recruiting for a Personal Assistant
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
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Failing commissioning is a national scandal that must be brought to a halt
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’.
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No more reports – time for action together, sharing power and expertise
“This is people’s lives …. being wasted whilst we wait for change” – Jordan Smith LDE self advocate representative
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The long-term reality for people and their families
Like a lot of others, people connected to Learning Disability England have been talking about the Panorama Programme that is on tonight.
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Walk it like you talk it – are you doing that, or can you?
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.
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Health Through Rights – Self Advocacy as a Social Movement
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.
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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”Sharing stories on what is important
Joe Ulleri – A life that mattered
Joe Ulleri was a much loved member of his family, and of the L’Arche Community where he lived.
He died in 2016 due to bad health care after a fall.
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