“Its all about Equality” – Being an inclusive employer
Blog from Lisa Hopkins and Scott Watkin BEM on inclusive working at SeeAbility
Read more ““Its all about Equality” – Being an inclusive employer”Stronger, Louder, Together!
Blog from Lisa Hopkins and Scott Watkin BEM on inclusive working at SeeAbility
Read more ““Its all about Equality” – Being an inclusive employer”“Having my own flat is really important to me. I like being independent and being able to live an independent life” Richard, Learning Disability England member
Many people want the same as Richard but are not getting the chance to live an independant life. Some people are recorded by Councils as living in unsettled housing.
Read more “Being independant starts at home”Report on the launch by Gary Bourlet
Read more “Assistive Technology sector deal report launched”Learning Disability England is part of a partnership of 4 organisations looking into what things are getting in the way of people with a learning disability having their vital Annual Health Check. Current evidence already shows that these checks identify unmet health needs and reduce inequalities however, only 53% of people with a learning disability are having their Annual Health Check. The actual figure is known to be much higher as this only identifies those who are registered with their GP.
Read more “Improving the Uptake of Annual Health Checks”The North West Regional Self Advocates Forum has said they will host a national convention again in February 2020
This means 50 people from across England could join their regional conference and do work on national issues alongside their work on what is happening in the North West
Read more “Next national self advocacy convention in 2020”The National Institute of Health and Social Care Excellence (NICE) have published this month 2 quality standards directly related to the support of people with learning disabilities or autistic people.
Read more “Quality Standards developed by NICE”As part of our work, following the BBC Radio 4 programme on supported living, Learning Disability England asked organisational members what they are doing to ensure they learn from deaths and incidents. The following blog is from L’Arche.
Read more “Learning that leads to change”My name is Danny, I’m 64 now and I have done a total of 22 year, 9 months in prison. I wonder if you’re picturing a mean, tough guy, ready for a fight, and not much fun to be around?
Read more “Does the criminal justice system treat disabled people fairly?”Last week Gary Bourlet went to a big meeting about Ask Listen Do on behalf of Learning Disability England and our members. This is his blog on Ask Listen Do and why it matters
Read more “Ask Listen Do – what every service should do”A capabilities statement for social workers has been launched
On 18th June the British Association of Social Workers launched a capabilities statement for social workers who work with people with learning disabilities.
Read more “Social Work capabilities statement”