Some depressing findings in a national care review of 166 people with a learning disability in Wales in hospital settings show people often live there too long, people are being over-medicated and there is too much use of restrictive practices on people whose behaviours that challenge. Today Vaughan Gething, Minister of Health and Social Services … Continued
Learning Disability Wales responded to the Welsh Government’s Child Poverty Consultation (17.January 2020). We note that families with disabled children are much more likely than other families to be poor. This is because they often do not receive enough support, both financially and in terms of care. Parents of disabled children struggle to stay in … Continued
Learning Disability Wales has published a new long-term strategy that supports our vision of Wales becoming the best country in the world for people with a learning disability to live, learn and work. Our new strategy is a result of a year-long consultation with the learning disability sector in Wales, from people with a learning … 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
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
Learning Disability Wales are pleased to announce that we have made available for free all the resources in Clear and Easy, our popular handbook for making accessible information. The Clear and Easy handbook is for anyone who is, or should be, producing accessible information for people with a learning disability. It will support different sized … Continued
Learning Disability Wales is delighted to share with you that we will be a partner organisation to the new Welsh Youth Parliament which is launching in January 2019. We are looking forward to making sure that young disabled people are represented. We will be publishing news of how you can put yourself forward for election … Continued
We are pleased to support Paul Ridd Foundation’s campaign and petition to make learning disability training to hospital staff mandatory. Yesterday ITV Wales News visited Paul Ridd Foundation to support their work. Our new Chief Executive Officer, Martyn Jones was interviewed and gave Learning Disability Wales’ views. ITV Wales news 1 August 2018: 6pm please … Continued
Learning Disability Wales has welcomed a new report published today by the Children’s Commissioner that has “shone a light” onto the transition experiences of young people in Wales. Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales, began thinking about the report after she met with a group of parents in North Wales in 2016 and asked each … Continued
Welsh Government have today launched a new programme to improve the lives of people with a learning disability in Wales. Learning Disability Wales welcomes a new focus and commitment from Welsh Government to improving the lives of children and adults with a learning disability in Wales. The Improving Lives Programme forms part of Welsh Government’s … Continued
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