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.

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.

You can read about that here

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

New learning disability self advocacy map will help to connect people and share work

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…

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.

By Gary Bourlet, Membership and Engagement Lead – with video interviews from Jodie Williams and Jordan Smith

On Monday we asked Learning Disability England members to sign an open letter to Matt Hanock.