Month: February 2019

Learning Disability Wales has welcomed this week’s announcement by Welsh Government that it will provide “new support for previous recipients of the Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG),” following significant representations by the #SaveWILG campaign. On Tuesday, Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, Julie Morgan, announced changes to the way care is delivered for people previously … Continued

Over 100 social care sector organisations, including Learning Disability Wales, 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 … Continued

Plaid Cymru have tabled an Assembly debate for Wednesday 13 February to call on the Welsh Government to retain the Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG) in full. The debate follows a a last-ditch appeal by disability campaigner Nathan Lee Davies to the First Minister Mark Drakeford, urging the Welsh Government to abandon plans to close the independent … Continued

To mark #WorldCancerDay we have gathered some useful resources for people with a learning disability, family members, and supporters, including some good easy read guides. Cancer is responsible for 1 in 6 deaths worldwide, but up to 50% of all cancers can be prevented. Access to information you can understand is a major help in prevention, … Continued