The UK government has announced that the full implementation of Liberty Protection Safeguards, which was due to replace Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) on 1st October 2020, will now take place before April 2022. Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) will authorise deprivation of liberty in order to provide care or treatment to an individual who lacks … Continued
The Down’s Syndrome Association in the UK has been involved in an international study looking at the effects of COVID-19 in people who have Down’s syndrome. This has been an extremely important study, pulled together very quickly because we knew very little about how severely affected individuals who have Down’s syndrome might be if they … Continued
With updates on the Covid-19 pandemic provided daily, the sheer volume of information has been challenging for most people to digest, but more so for people with learning disabilities. However, as communication is a basic human need and right, despite the many challenges of communicating this complex information, it’s important that people invest the time … Continued
People with a learning disability are at risk when they do not receive correct information in a format that they understand. Learning Disability Wales, as part of the Learning Disability Consortium, has written to First Minister Mark Drakeford to express increasing concern that Welsh Government has yet to publish an accessible version of the letter … Continued
When the Covid-19 lockdown started in March in Wales this year many people were worried about not being able to talk and connect with other people in the ways we were used to, both in terms of work and personal life. Simon Rose looks at what success has been made connecting people during the lockdown … Continued
We are delighted to have welcomed three new people to our staff team recently. This week we have been hearing from them all, and we continue today with Julie Jones, who has joined our easy read team as our new accessible information officer. “I am really pleased to have been able to join the team … Continued
We are delighted to have welcomed three new people to our staff team recently. This week we have been hearing from them all, and we continue today with Taylor Florence, who works on our easy read and administration teams. “I’m so glad to be part of Learning Disability Wales. I feel proud to be working … Continued
We are delighted to have welcomed three new people to our staff team recently. Over the next few days we will hear from them all, starting today with Sam Williams, who has re-joined our team as Communications Officer for Engage to Change. “I am so excited to be back at Learning Disability Wales working on … Continued
Statement from the members of the Wales Disability Reference Group: Disability Wales, Learning Disability Wales, Wales Council of the Blind and Wales Council for Deaf People. Our statement requests a set of principles to be followed and for people to sign up to support them – see below. We will send the signed declaration to … Continued
National Disability Umbrella Organisations in Wales have serious concerns about the implications of the Coronavirus Bill on human rights, especially the rights of specific groups, including disabled people. The second reading of the Bill was on Monday 23 March in the UK Parliament. A Legislative Competence Motion on the Coronavirus Bill will be debated in … Continued
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