Crisis in the learning disability sector
ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY CHAIR DISAPPOINTED THAT GOVERNMENT NOT EVEN ABLE TO INDICATE WHEN A DECISION ON SLEEP IN FUNDING WOULD BE MADE Following a meeting…
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Leonard Cheshire Disability – Investigating the history of disability
Activity team leader at Leonard Cheshire Disability, Kerry Pidwell, runs the day care service at Chipstead Lake care home, Sevenoaks, Kent. Kerry investigated what her care…
Heart n Soul – The Big 30 Project
One of the world’s most inspiring cultural organisations, Heart n Soul gets ready to celebrate 30 years of innovation, creativity and fun. This summer Heart…
Just 6% of people with a learning disability are in employment – it’s time for change
Learning Disability charity Mencap has published new research giving evidence for the business case for employing staff with a learning disability. The charity is using…
Win £500 for Your Club!
Do you help run a club, group or charity that benefits older people? Could your organisation do even more with a £500 award? Cosyfeet, the…
Volunteers create sensory garden for people with learning disabilities
A team of big-hearted volunteers swapped spreadsheets for spades when they took a day out of the office to create a brand new sensory garden…
1 million voters with a learning disability risk being overlooked if political parties fail to produce accessible Manifestos
Campaign launched urging parties to produce ‘Easy Read’ Manifestos at same time as main version 70% of people with a learning disability said that they want…
Every Vote Counts – Free resources launched to make voting easier to understanding for people with learning disabilities
National disability charity, United Response, is launching a set of updated, free, easy read resources today, to help people with learning disabilities understand how politics…
Raising awareness of MS
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a condition that affects 100,000 people in the UK, with many getting diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40. We had a chat…
Biomedical engineering student aims to become oldest amputee to conquer London Marathon
A 61-year old who lost his leg after being hit by a drink driver is aiming to become the oldest amputee to complete the London…
Charity launches new campaign #MyBrave at annual Easter Fair
Actress Emily Carey launched a new fundraising campaign, #MyBrave, at The Children’s Trust Easter Fair in Tadworth on Saturday 15 April. The event, which raised…
#GetMoving– Launching Limb Loss Awareness Month in April
Join Limb Power throughout the month of April to raise awareness of limb loss and limb difference, to support and encourage members of the charity’s community as…
Unprecedented coalition of UK charities unite to tackle inequality for disabled children and their families
Research reveals 69% of families never receive support caring for their disabled children outside their close friends or family. The UK’s leading children’s charities will…
Ambitious about Autism rolls out work programme to support more young people with autism into work
Ambitious about Autism, the national charity for children and young people with autism is to roll out its award winning Autism Exchange Programme to businesses…
Hannahs celebrates new sensory room
Staff and young adults at Hannahs in Ivybridge are seeing great benefits from their state-of-the-art sensory room, created by sensory equipment specialists, Experia. The charity,…