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
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
According to a recent report by the Senedd’s Children, Young People and Education Committee, many disabled children and young people in Wales are being “fundamentally let down” because they are not getting the education they have a right to. The committee, made up of Members of the Senedd from several political parties, has been investigating … Continued
Learning Disability Wales is extremely concerned about the reduction in day services in recent years. At the recent meeting of our Connections Cymru network we brought people together to explore how provision has changed since the pandemic and what those changes have meant for the people who use them. Connections Cymru was set up to … Continued
Along with other organisations in Wales, we are calling on Welsh Government to scrap plans to raise weekly charges for social care and support. We have submitted a response to a Welsh Government consultation proposing an uplift in the maximum weekly charge by local authorities. Our response echoes the worries of other organisations. Our main … Continued
Learning Disability Wales is asking you to sign and share a petition to stop the detention of people with a learning disability and autistic people in hospital. This comes after a protest outside the Senedd saw hundreds gather to call for the release of people with a learning disability and/or autistic people from secure hospital … Continued
Welsh Government recently published its final budget for the next financial year. Our Policy and Communications Officer, Aled Blake, looks at the potential impact on people with a learning disability and the services they use. Public finances in Wales are under enormous strain. There are plenty of reasons behind this, not least the funding settlement … Continued
We are joining Pride Cymru this year to celebrate LGBTQ+ people in Wales. We are also going because we know that we can never take our rights for granted. We are worried in particular that people with a learning disability and autistic people who are transgender may have more rights taken away from them. This … Continued
Welsh Youth Parliament Member Tegan Skyrme has spoken about how hard it can be for disabled people to get support with their mental health. Tegan is one of two Welsh Youth Parliament Members currently supported by Learning Disability Wales. You can find out more about the Welsh Youth Parliament and the work of both Tegan … Continued
>
>
