Stronger, Louder, Together!
Ian Shaw is a 34-year-old man who has autism and doesn’t use words to communicate.
Ian spent 9 years in secure hospitals before moving back into the community last year. His mum believed that ‘the secure units were the wrong places’ but they found it very difficult to get him out.
Read more “Why did Ian Shaw not get the healthcare he needed?”
On 12th July Learning Disability England attended the launch of Quality Matters.
Quality Matters aims to bring the adult social care sector together to agree on what good quality social care looks like.
Read more “Quality Matters”
This week Care Quality Commission (CQC) published a report that looks at the state of social care. We have written a summary for our members.
You can read the full report here.
Read more “#StateOfSocialCare”
Here are the latest jobs that are available with our members.
Read more “Jobs with our Members”
Voting has now closed. You can see who was elected here.
Read more “Voting now open!”
Here are the people who are standing for election to the Representative Body in the category of People with Learning Disabilities.
Voting has now closed. You can see who was elected here.
Read more “Manifestos – People with Learning Disabilities”
Here are the people who are standing for election to the Representative Body in the category of Organisations and Professionals.
Voting has now closed. You can see who was elected here.
Read more “Manifestos – Organisations and Professionals”
Here are the people who are standing for election to the Representative Body in the category of Families and Friends.
Voting has now closed. You can see who was elected here.
Read more “Manifestos – Families and Friends”
In this blog post, LDE Co-Founder Gary Bourlet responds to the news about the death of Danny Tozer.
Read more “People with Learning Disabilities and Families Need to be Listened to”