Today is International Day of Disabled People, a chance to promote the rights and celebrate the successes of disabled people around the world. The day has led Zoe Richards, Acting Chief Executive of Learning Disability Wales, to reflect on the power of inclusion, and how it has enabled young people she has worked with to … Continued
A care commission set up by Plaid Cymru has recommended that all social care in Wales should be free at the point of need. Views are currently being sought on the bold new plan, with Plaid Cymru likely to adopt the proposals ahead ahead of the next assembly elections in 2021. Our Policy Officer, Grace … Continued
We have had a busy summer at Learning Disability Wales with five new members of staff joining our team. Over the past few weeks we have been introducing Rebecca, Lyndsey, Grace and Angela. Last, but not least, we welcome our new administrator, Rhobat Bryn Jones. “I have been working at Learning Disability Wales for just … Continued
Parents often struggle to get the right support for their disabled children. To help with this, Cerebra have developed an accessing public services toolkit to support disabled people, families and carers who are encountering difficulties with statutory agencies. Derek Tilley from Cerebra explains how the toolkit can “help unpick commonly experienced problems and to offer … Continued
Earlier this year the Welsh Government declared a climate emergency in Wales, a move supported by Learning Disability Wales. Ahead of this week’s Global Climate Strike, Grace Krause, policy officer for Learning Disability Wales, raises a major concern that goes largely unspoken in conversations around climate change – how the crisis is expected to have … Continued
As part of our commitment to increasing people with a learning disability’s access to high quality accessible information, Learning Disability Wales is making our dictionary of easy read definitions free to everyone that produces easy read information. Our dictionary of easy read definitions is a crucial resource that our Easy Read Wales team have built … Continued
Following on from today’s BBC Breakfast news piece on the right to relationships for people with a learning disability, Grace Krause, Policy Officer at Learning Disability Wales explores why it is hard for people to have relationships. Grace details the work we are doing in Learning Disability Wales and calls for more training of support … Continued
We have been delighted to welcome five new members of staff to the Learning Disability Wales team recently. Over the past few weeks we have been introducing our new staff and asking them how their roles will help us to create a Wales that values and includes every child, young person and adult with a … Continued
Over the past few weeks we have been introducing the five new members of staff who have recently joined Learning Disability Wales. Today we introduce Rebecca Chan, our new Accessible Information Officer, who will be working on our expanded Easy Read Wales team. “I am very excited to join Learning Disability Wales as an Accessible … Continued
We recently introduced Lyndsey Richards as one of five new members of staff. We are pleased to introduce another new member of staff, Angela Kenvyn, who will be managing the national Engage to Change employment project. Angela will be co-ordinating the Engage to Change partnership and managing delivery of the project across Wales. Angela has … Continued
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