What has been happening to people with learning disabilities in Wales since March 2020?

Woman with a learning disability wearing a mask talking to a support worker

The COVID-19 pandemic has stopped and changed a lot of the things we do, our relationships and the support people get.

Everyone has found these changes hard, but all our experiences are different.

People with a learning disability have had their own unique experiences that have to be understood and listened to so we can plan to make things better in the future.

This event is the first of several to highlight the effect the pandemic has had on people with learning disabilities in Wales.  It will share what we have learnt so far from our research.  We will share what we have learnt from the people with learning disabilities in Wales who are taking part in our study.

We will explain the main things we have learnt and talk about what has happened to people.  We will also discuss what more we need to know to understand better what has happened, and what needs to happen to make sure people with learning disabilities in Wales have a say in making things better in the future.

We will hold other events in the next few months to share more of what we have learnt from the study and to discuss what this means for services and policy now and in the future.

This event will:

  1. Explain what the Coronavirus and Learning Disability Study is.
  2. Share and discuss what we have found out in Wales so far.
  3. Find out what more we should know about how the pandemic has affected people with learning disabilities in Wales.
  4. Discuss what the findings mean for future planning.

This event is hosted by the organisations that have been involved in running the Learning Disability and Coronavirus Study in Wales.  University of South Wales and Cardiff University will be doing the study with help from Learning Disability Wales, the All Wales Forum of Parents and Carers and All Wales People First.

Who should attend

Anyone interested in understanding the experiences of lockdown of people with learning disabilities in Wales and what these mean for the future.

For more information

You can get more information about this event by emailing  any of the following people:

stuart.todd@southwales.ac.uk

Cath.lewis@ldw.org.uk

Gwen@allwalesforum.org.uk

Tracey@allwalespeople1st.co.uk

Date, time and venue

Online via Zoom

Monday 17 May 2021

1:00 pm until 2:30 pm

If you have a learning disability and need any help or support to book a place please ring Tracey on 07956082211