Engage to Change comes to an end but the legacy lives on

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

CEO blog: Recent closures of learning disability organisations and support services is a worrying trend

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

Disability benefits announcement: What does it mean for people with a learning disability and their families?

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

‘Inaccessible, unacceptable and unaccountable’: Charities call for urgent review of continence care services

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

Introducing Tammi Tonge, our new Welsh Youth Parliament Member

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

Congratulations and goodbye to Aled Blake

We would like to congratulate our Policy and Communications Officer Aled Blake on his successful application to undertake a PhD at Cardiff University. We are all sad to lose such a valuable member of the team but wish him the best for the future and look forward to reading his thesis when it’s published!

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