#StolenLives Our day will come.

Jayne Bryant Newport West Dr Hefin David MS/AS Sioned Williams AS/MS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Government

5 weeks ago we were in Cardiff at the Senedd, campaigning with #stolenlives against the detention of people with a learning disability in mental health units and hospitals. #homesnothospitals
Please continue to sign and share this vital petition
petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2461…

If you care for someone with a learning disability, you could save lives by knowing the signs of constipation and what to do. Here is an easy read leaflet for more information - england.nhs.uk/wp-content/upl…

News. Campaigners have created a petition calling for a complete overhaul of Carer’s Allowance after 'buried' research found the outdated overpayment system left some carers in financial difficulty and vast debt.

learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/news/campaigne…
#Carers Allowance #Carers

RCN Foundation  Learning Disability Scholarship
RCN Foundation Scholarship MSc Advanced Practice Learning Disability - closing date 31 May

#LearningDisabilityNurse #LDNurse

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Do you find politics daunting? Do you think voting is the only way to have your voice heard? Discover The Democracy Box!

This is about everyone understanding the basics of our democracy. Come on inside.

#TDB #BeBoldBeBraveBeEducated #NoShameNoBlame

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Every Story Matters is your chance to share your experience of the pandemic which will feed into the investigation by the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

☎️ If you have a learning disability & want to share your story, please contact our Learning Disability Helpline on 0808 808 1111.

NHS Wales & Improvement Cymru – Parent Carer sub-group online meeting

A separate sub-group to encourage more representation from parents and carers for children with a learning disability in Wales.
Next meeting, Online, Tuesday the 25th June at 1:30 pm
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We will be holding our Annual General Meeting at #AdFest2024 this year. All the details are on our website
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We are delighted to announce Tracy Hammond as our new Chair. 'I’m so excited by our vision for Wales to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live, learn and work.' ldw.org.uk/announcing-our…

Kat, an autistic PhD student at Cardiff University, is looking for participants for her study regarding the role of communication in access to healthcare for autistic adults.

For more information, please email Kat at [email protected].

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Accessibility and accuracy must work together! 📣

To mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD , our Digital Accessibility Officer Harry talks about the importance of making sure information online is easy to understand as well as truthful.

Read more: brnw.ch/21wJPDe

Please do have a look at the Stolen Lives site. There’s quite a lot there. 👀

stolenlives.blog

Petition Wales: Stop the detention of learning disabled and autistic children, young people and adults in hospitals. petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2461…

Movement is great for our mental health and Gig Buddies are always moving - from dancing and gigging, to horse-riding, swimming, or just a nice walk in the park.

Get moving with Gig Buddies! Join us as a Gig Buddy volunteer today. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. The digitally accessible easy read format reduces the barriers to communication that many people with a learning disability face. It means they are not excluded from using services and products and their voice can be heard. #GAAD

We want to highlight that this is such an important opportunity to make a positive difference for people with learning disabilities now and in the long term.

If you can, please give the toolkit a try with your loved one and support this project. Diolch!

cymru.whereiwanttolive.co.uk

Where I Want to Live have an exciting new website!

The website is to help people with learning disabilities make choices about their lives. Trying the website now will help other people to think about their life in the future.
cymru.whereiwanttolive.co.uk

Gig Buddies Cymru had the best day at the Gŵyl Fwyd Caernarfon! We loved telling everyone all about Gig Buddies Cymru and the food and drinks were amazing! Thanks to Dan S, Victoria and Paul for all of their help!

Come along on one of the following dates for some homemade soup and a slice of conversation on the side.