Women with learning disabilities are at risk of becoming drawn into the criminal justice system due to failures to recognise their disability and a lack of appropriate support, according to a new report published by the Prison Reform Trust and KeyRing Living Support Networks. The report, Out of the Shadows, draws on the experiences of 24 … Continued
Learning Disability Wales has welcomed this week’s announcement by Welsh Government that it will provide “new support for previous recipients of the Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG),” following significant representations by the #SaveWILG campaign. On Tuesday, Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, Julie Morgan, announced changes to the way care is delivered for people previously … Continued
Over 100 social care sector organisations, including Learning Disability Wales, have come together to unite and sign an open letter to the Minister of State for Social Care, Caroline Dinenage MP, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Lords), Baroness Blackwood, seeking clarification and change on concerning aspects of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill. All … Continued
Plaid Cymru have tabled an Assembly debate for Wednesday 13 February to call on the Welsh Government to retain the Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG) in full. The debate follows a a last-ditch appeal by disability campaigner Nathan Lee Davies to the First Minister Mark Drakeford, urging the Welsh Government to abandon plans to close the independent … Continued
To mark #WorldCancerDay we have gathered some useful resources for people with a learning disability, family members, and supporters, including some good easy read guides. Cancer is responsible for 1 in 6 deaths worldwide, but up to 50% of all cancers can be prevented. Access to information you can understand is a major help in prevention, … Continued
A cross-party group of MPs have called for a change to the law to protect disabled people from online hate crime, making the offence as serious as hate crime due to race or religion. The recommendations follow an inquiry by the Petitions Committee, a parliamentary committee of the House of Commons, into the abuse faced by disabled … Continued
People with a learning disability are more likely to experience poor mental health than the general population. To mark #BlueMonday – branded as the most depressing day of the year – we have gathered some useful resources about mental health and well-being, including some good easy read guides. And while #BlueMonday is considered by some to … Continued
Learning Disability Wales is delighted to announce that the two young disabled children we will be supporting in the new Welsh Youth Parliament are Anwen Rodaway, from the Gower, and Katie Whitlow, from Llandudno Junction. As Welsh Youth Parliament Members, Anwen and Katie will represent disabled young people in Wales in the new Youth Parliament, … Continued
Wales’s most disadvantaged groups of people are being left even further behind the rest of society, Britain’s equality body has warned in the largest ever report on the state of equality and human rights in Wales and across Britain. The ‘Is Wales Fairer? (2018)’ report is the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s most comprehensive review … Continued
Learning Disability Wales has welcomed Welsh Government’s commitment to improve the independence of disabled people in Wales as it opens a consultation on its new framework and action plan for independent living. ‘Action on disability: the right to independent living’ aims to develop and improve access to help, advice and services for disabled people in … Continued
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