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Self Advocacy and working together – Blackpool and Beyond
Sam Clark has written a short blog about the self advocacy convention in Blackpool in February.
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Supported Living – What is happening
On 18th February the BBC released some figures that said there are lots more serious incidents and unexpected deaths in supported living.
Read more “Supported Living – What is happening”People not regimes – communication, rights and understanding
In December 2018 CQC were asked by the government to look at how restraint, seclusion and segregation are being used in services.
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“REACH – constantly aspire for better” Reflections on Supported Living today
Blog by Jayne Knight, Learning Disability England member
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Human rights reform outrage – social care sector unites in open letter to Ministers criticising careless Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill
Learning Disability England has joined over 100 social care sector organisations that have come together to unite and sign an open letter to the Minister of State for Social Care, Caroline Dinenage MP, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Lords), Baroness Blackwood seeking clarification and change on concerning aspects of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill. All firmly believe that the Bill will adversely affect the rights of people who rely on care and support services.
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Shaw Trust Power List 2019
The Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 List is an annual publication celebrating Britain’s 100 most influential disabled people. The Disability Power 100 List is compiled by an independent judging panel.
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Our work on the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill – update January 2019
Last year we asked our members what they thought about the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill. Self advocates, families, professionals and organisations all agreed on the main points – they were worried about people’s rights, people and their families’ voice being heard and potential conflicts of interest in the proposals. You can see what people said here
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The law commission are thinking about driverless vehicles
The law commission are thinking about driverless vehicles. They want to know what disabled people need so that vehicles without a driver are accessible to everyone.
Read more “The law commission are thinking about driverless vehicles”The NHS 10 year – what we are thinking so far
We have done a short briefing for Learning Disability England members on the plan and Learning Disability England’s thoughts on it.
A chance for people with learning disabilities and autistic people’s life and care to matter?