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
We are very pleased to announce some recent staff changes at Learning Disability Wales, covering our work on policy, research, communications and innovative projects. Cath Lewis – Senior Policy and Research Officer At the end of March we welcomed Cath Lewis to our Policy and Communications team as Senior Policy and Research Officer. Cath started … Continued
Adults with a learning disability across the UK have experienced a major reduction in access to some care and support services, such as annual health checks and contact with a social worker, during the coronavirus pandemic. Over 60% of people with learning disabilities who had routinely seen healthcare professionals before the first lockdown in March … Continued
Welsh Government have set out guidance that will result in more people with a learning disability being included in priority group 6. This article explains who will be included, how people will be identified, where people will go for the vaccine, what happens next, advice and support (including easy read) and organisations that have … Continued
Some people with a learning disability are more than six times as likely to die from coronavirus as the general population and we are asking for specific adjustments to be made to protect those most at risk. The Learning Disability Consortium needs your help to ask for these changes. The Learning Disability Consortium* is made up … Continued
Learning Disability Wales and partners have called on Welsh Government to commit to person centred support for autistic people Learning Disability Wales has responded to the Welsh Government consultation on the Code of Practice on the Delivery of Autism Services. We responded together with other members of the Learning Disability Consortium (All Wales People First … Continued
The Minister and Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services have announced the re-start of the Welsh Government’s Improving Lives programme for people with a learning disability, which has been paused for six months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The announcement was made in a letter from Julie Morgan, Deputy Minister for Health and Social … Continued
Health Minister Vaughan Gething has today [Monday 21 September] announced a consultation on the draft Statutory Code of Practice on the Delivery of Autism Services, which had previously been delayed from April due to the coronavirus pandemic. The consultation seeks responses on the draft Code of Practice which will provide clarity on what statutory services … Continued
“Technology needs to be a part of life for people, not just a stop gap during the pandemic” Although many people with a learning disability are digitally excluded we have learnt that during the Covid-19 pandemic this has changed for the better. Karen Warner explores how the pandemic has accelerated the need for people with … Continued
The Learning Disability Consortium in Wales has published a report on the experience of people with a learning disability during the Coronavirus outbreak in Wales. The report was co-produced by Learning Disability Wales, All Wales People First, All Wales Forum of Parents and Carers, Downs Syndrome Association, Mencap Cymru, and Cymorth Cymru. The report was … Continued
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