Eight years after the UK government and the care industry said ‘never again’ following the Winterbourne View scandal, another BBC Panorama investigation – this time exposing the horrific abuse at Whorlton Hall hospital in County Durham, England – has shown that ‘never again’ seems a long way off. Zoe Richards, Acting Chief Executive of Learning … Continued
The All Wales Forum of Parents and Carers have released a new film about the rights of parents and family carers under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act. The short film includes two carers discussing their experience of the Act, how becoming aware of their rights has affected them and the changes they have … Continued
Women with learning disabilities are at risk of becoming drawn into the criminal justice system due to failures to recognise their disability and a lack of appropriate support, according to a new report published by the Prison Reform Trust and KeyRing Living Support Networks. The report, Out of the Shadows, draws on the experiences of 24 … Continued
Our easy read service is looking forward to the opportunity to grow and help others do easy read after a hugely successful year. Learning Disability Wales began writing easy read information for clients back in 2002. Since then we have been growing the service and producing more and more easy read information for more and more clients. Over … Continued
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