We’re delighted to welcome back Gerraint Jones-Griffiths to the Learning Disability Wales team. We asked Gerraint to tell us about himself and his role as Democracy Project Coordinator for our new project, Ready to Vote. I’m thrilled to be re-joining Learning Disability Wales, where I will be coordinating our Ready to Vote project. My role … Continued
Zoe Richards, CEO of Learning Disability Wales, warns of a crisis happening within the third sector in Wales that is likely to have a significant impact on the lives of people with a learning disability. In May I wrote a blog about the growing closures of organisations that support people with a learning disability in … Continued
The Recognising Approaching Dying in Adults with a Learning Disability or “Ready Study” is looking at the experiences of families/carers and professionals who have cared for someone with a learning disability at the end of their life. Background The Ready Study is about improving access to good end of life care for people with learning disabilities … Continued
If you are 14-25 years old and have a learning disability, the Welsh Parliament wants to hear from you. Every year the Welsh Government chooses what to spend money on. For example: health housing education. This is called a Draft Budget. Welsh Parliament is running a focus group online to hear your views. You only … Continued
From 2016 to 2023, the Engage to Change project worked across Wales to support young people aged 16-25 with a learning difficulty, learning disability and/or autism to gain meaningful employment. This was then followed by Influencing and Informing Engage to Change, a partnership between Learning Disability Wales and National Centre for Mental Health (NCMH) at … Continued
Our CEO Zoe Richards highlights a concerning trend that we are witnessing in Wales: the closure of several learning disability organisations, research teams and support services. This is incredibly worrying given that their closures are largely going under the radar. As a membership organisation representing the learning disability sector in Wales, we are very concerned … Continued
Last week, the UK Government announced plans to reform the social security system by making the biggest cuts to disability benefits on record. This could have a significant impact on people with a learning disability, their families and carers across Wales. Why is the UK Government making these changes? The UK Government estimates that around … Continued
A recent report from Cerebra, a national charity helping children with brain conditions, highlights the failure by all 3 governments across Wales, England and Scotland to provide good quality continence services for disabled children and their families. What is the ‘Inaccessible, unacceptable and unaccountable’ report about? The report (created by Cerebra alongside the University of … Continued
We are excited to introduce Tammi Tonge, our new Welsh Youth Parliament Member. Tammi is representing Learning Disability Wales in the Welsh Youth Parliament from January 2025 to December 2026. Tammi’s key issues at the Welsh Youth Parliament are: Opportunities for young people with learning disabilities or autism Challenges faced by children in care Public … Continued
Learning Disability Wales supported Georgia Miggins to be a Welsh Youth Parliament Member from January 2022 to December 2023. We asked Georgia about her experience and her advice to other young people thinking about becoming a Welsh Youth Parliament Member. Why did you apply to be a Welsh Youth Parliament Member? As a disabled and … Continued
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