Learning Disability Wales wants to hear your views on Welsh Government’s draft learning disability action plan by 21 February 2022. Welsh Government is developing a learning disability action plan that sets out the policy priorities for the next 5 years. They want your views on this action plan to make sure it focuses on the … Continued
Many people with a learning disability in Wales want to be in paid employment but struggle to find suitable workplaces. What needs to change to make this possible? Our work on employment For the last 4 years Learning Disability Wales has been part of the Engage to Change project that supports young people aged … Continued
To mark global Human Rights Day Learning Disability Wales, along with over 150 groups from across the UK, has signed an open letter to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, challenging him to secure our Human Rights Act and safeguard human rights and democratic accountability here at home. Read an easy read version of the letter … Continued
Following this year’s Senedd elections several committees have asked the people of Wales what their priorities over the next six years should be. The role of a Senedd committee is to hold Welsh Government to account and make sure that they do their job properly. In our responses we asked the committees to make sure … Continued
Strengthening the rights of LGBTQ+ people in Wales is as important for people with a learning disability as it is for all of us Welsh Government’s LGBTQ+ Action Plan In October 2021, Welsh Government consulted on their LGBTQ+ Action Plan. LGBTQ+ means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning and the plus stands for other … Continued
What we have found out about the lives of people with a learning disability during Phase 2 of the Coronavirus and People with a Learning Disability Study This article shares what people have told us about what their lives have been like during coronavirus. It features risk, vaccines, digital lives and access to health and … Continued
Learning Disability Wales and the Engage to Change project have responded to Welsh Government’s consultations on changes to the Curriculum for Wales. In July we held a focus group with participants who were parents and carers as well as participants who worked in school settings. We responded to the consultation in order to give feedback … Continued
A damning report from the Disability Equality Forum has found that existing inequalities led to disabled people being ‘locked out’ from society during the pandemic, with their rights further eroded. Learning Disability Wales welcomes the publication of the report ‘Locked Out: Liberating disabled people’s lives and rights in Wales beyond COVID-19’ on how the pandemic … Continued
On 17 May 2021, over 100 people attended an online event to share the first Welsh findings from a UK-wide Covid research study on the impact of the pandemic on people with a learning disability. You can find out more about the study on the website: www.covid19learningdisabilities.co.uk The event was organised by the 5 organisations … Continued
31st May 2021 marks the tenth anniversary of the appalling Winterbourne View scandal. The scandal shone a light on the potential of abuse of people with learning disabilities living in Assessment and Treatment Units (ATUs). Most shockingly of all, the fact that the abuse was not detected by inspectorates. Since the broadcast of the BBC … Continued
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