Traditional services are not flexible or responsive to people with high...
Studies have indicated that traditional services are not flexible or responsive to people with high support needs, while ‘community connecting’ services delivered by small third sector organisations...
View ArticleGet a Plan in Cornwall
Drop-in sessions for a project to build capacity for person-centred planning in Cornwall help people with learning disabilities to develop support plans and find creative and innovative ways of...
View ArticleWe can make talk of double discrimination a thing of the past
Last week we launched our Reaching out to Families report which looks at the issues facing people with learning disabilities, and their families, from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities.
View Article‘Making it personal’ charter – giving people with learning disabilities the...
Last week, Dimensions released their Social Care Charter, ‘Making it personal’, which outlines what people with learning disabilities have said they want in order to live the kind of lives they want.
View ArticleMaking communities inclusive for everyone should be a mainstream priority
All services - no matter who their target client group is - should think about how they can make changes so that everyone can access their service.
View ArticleFriendship, loneliness, communities and the importance of the valuable...
People from the Voice and Community Project Reference Group take on the role of “ambassadors for people with learning disabilities
View ArticleIncreasing the social value of people with learning disabilities through...
Keith Bates, Head of Employment at the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities shares how working life can increase opportunities for young people.
View Article“Video blogging saved my life”: how Sam used social media to cope with his...
I have suffered from depression and anxiety, on and off, for ten years. Although these feelings have been dormant for almost a year, they returned with full force only two months ago. Things got...
View ArticleHanifa’s Outing with Her Circle of Support
I have a circle of support in the workplace. It was set up when I started here nearly ten years ago because it helped me get to know colleagues in other teams.
View ArticleCelebrating the World of our Work
We are now half-way through our four year, Big Lottery funded project When I Grow Up developing employment for young people with learning disabilities. The project brings together schools, families...
View ArticleNo Health Without Mental Health: The First 100 Days and Beyond
The Mental Health Foundation is a member of the Mental Health Policy Group, alongside the Centre for Mental Health, Rethink, RCPsych, Mental Health Network, NHF Confederation, and Mind. As part of the...
View ArticleLearning Disability Week 2015: our thoughts so far…
This year’s theme for the Mencap led Learning Disability Week is ‘hear my voice’. This is very timely because Mencap and numerous other organisations have worked really hard during the past year to...
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