To mark global Human Rights Day Learning Disability Wales, along with over 150 groups from across the UK, has signed an open letter to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, challenging him to secure our Human Rights Act and safeguard human rights and democratic accountability here at home. Read an easy read version of the letter … Continued
Learning Disability Wales is delighted to announce that the two young disabled people we will be supporting in the next Welsh Youth Parliament are Georgia Miggins, from Swansea, and Tegan Skyrme, from Pembrokeshire. Learning Disability Wales is proud to be working with Welsh Youth Parliament for a second term as a partner organisation. We will … Continued
Following this year’s Senedd elections several committees have asked the people of Wales what their priorities over the next six years should be. The role of a Senedd committee is to hold Welsh Government to account and make sure that they do their job properly. In our responses we asked the committees to make sure … Continued
Learning Disability Wales and the Engage to Change project have responded to Welsh Government’s consultations on changes to the Curriculum for Wales. In July we held a focus group with participants who were parents and carers as well as participants who worked in school settings. We responded to the consultation in order to give feedback … Continued
The Welsh Government has published a recovery framework to support the social care sector as it recovers from the impact of Covid-19. In her introduction to the framework, Deputy Minister for Social Services Julie Morgan acknowledges that the “the long term impact of this pandemic will be unparalleled and it will take the world years … Continued
A damning report from the Disability Equality Forum has found that existing inequalities led to disabled people being ‘locked out’ from society during the pandemic, with their rights further eroded. Learning Disability Wales welcomes the publication of the report ‘Locked Out: Liberating disabled people’s lives and rights in Wales beyond COVID-19’ on how the pandemic … Continued
Learning Disability Wales is delighted to welcome two new members of staff to our team. Today we hear from Gerraint Jones-Griffiths, Lead Ambassador for our Engage to Change project. You can read about Sophie Williams, our new Engage to Change communications officer, here. My name is Gerraint Jones-Griffiths. I am the Lead Ambassador for the Engage … Continued
31st May 2021 marks the tenth anniversary of the appalling Winterbourne View scandal. The scandal shone a light on the potential of abuse of people with learning disabilities living in Assessment and Treatment Units (ATUs). Most shockingly of all, the fact that the abuse was not detected by inspectorates. Since the broadcast of the BBC … Continued
People with a learning disability are more likely to experience poor mental health than the general population. To mark Mental Health Awareness Week we have brought together many useful resources about mental health and well-being for people with a learning disability – including easy read guides and helpful organisations. Mental ill-health is common, affecting one … Continued
Learning Disability Wales is excited to announce we are teaming up with major UK rock band IDLES for an online fundraiser for our Gig Buddies Cymru project. Read an easy read version of this news story (PDF) The online fundraising gig is being organised by IDLES bassist Adam ‘Dev’ Devonshire to raise funds for Gig … Continued
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