Down Syndrome Act Guidance – Government consultation and Call for Evidence
The government consultation and Call for Evidence for the Down Syndrome Act guidance has opened today, 19 July 2022.
It will close on 8 November 2022.
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Policy Manager and Partnership Coordinator vacancies
Are you values driven and resourceful and want to join our small, dynamic team?
We are recruiting for 2 part time roles – both really important to us achieving the goals agreed with members and partners.
Update of the Human Rights Act and the Bill of Rights
Yesterday (22 June 2022) the new Bill of Rights had its first reading in the House of Commons.
Learning Disability England members have been telling us how important these planned changes are to them.
Bringing the CHC Framework in line with the Health and Care Act 2022 – CHC update June 2022
Guest blog by Alison Giraud-Saunders, Learning Disability England’s volunteer representative on the CHC Alliance and the NHS CHC national stakeholder group.
NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC for short) is funding from the NHS for a complete package of health and associated social care needs for an adult.
Representative Body Elections 2022: Your vote matters!
Voting for the Learning Disability England Representative Body (Rep Body) elections is now open.
Good Lives: An Update
Blog by Gary Bourlet, Membership and Engagement Lead and self advocate
It is over 20 years since Valuing People was published.
For the first time there was a strategy just for people with learning disabilities.
It gave us hope for a new future.
Learning Disability Pride 2022
Blog by Gary Bourlet – who has been leading Learning Disability Pride for the past few years.
Covid 19 – Where are we now?
On 1 April 2022 the government lifted the last of the Covid restrictions as part of their Living with Covid Plan.
This is an update from Learning Disability England on the current guidance.
2022 local elections: voting resources
Local elections are planned to take place on Thursday 5 May.
These elections will be a chance for you to decide who runs local services like schools, care for the elderly and disabled and libraries.
Cost of living: it all adds up
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.