Today we’re thrilled to launch our new campaign to change the story of Social Care. Major star and disability rights activist Liz "blue tick" Carr is the narrator in our brand new film – watch it and share! #SocialCareFuture

Our new website is more streamlined and has information about the work of Dorsets Parent Carer Forum, it also has Autism in Schools project pages and information guides which have been co produced! dorsetparentcarercouncil.co.uk

dorsetparentcarercouncil.co.uk/information

Unless we change our language, we’ll never ‘make it real’ - Blogs & Articles - Think Local Act Personal thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/Blog/Unless-we…

Why do we use dehumanising ‘professional’ language? It’s everywhere We learn it We like it It’s efficient It’s effective It justifies It helps us cope We’re not challenged We don’t challenge Prejudice New blog:‘Professional’ language #RewritingSocialCare rewritingsocialcare.blog/professional-l…

Do you have experience with virtual wards? We want to hear from people with a learning disability and autistic people, their supporters and health professionals who have ndti.org.uk/projects/findi… Tell us your experiences of #virtualwards in this #survey

Autism Central are running lots of free autism workshops and resources for families and carers. Anything that interests you, sign up! Some have started! autismcentral.org.uk/events #Autism #FamilyCarers Autistica

Virtual Transitions Fair We have created a Virtual Transitions Fair in partnership with Dorset Careers Hub, Parent Carers Together, BCP and Dorset Councils. dorsetsendtransitionsfair.com

Birth to Settled Adulthood Update Joining details on link below 👇 mailchi.mp/dorsetparentca…

On 27th September 2023, the Department of Health and Social Care issued a Patient Safety Alert regarding the shortage of specific ADHD medications. It has been reported in the press that the disruptions are expected to continue, more here 👇 nnpcf.org.uk/2024/01/20/adh…

Equality Act in the Early Years training for parents and carers - Wednesday 13th March This training is for parents/cares of young children with SEN and Disabilities. More here 👇 sw-nnpcf.org.uk/2024/02/07/equ…

Equality Act in the Early Years training for parents and carers - 13 March 2024 sw-nnpcf.org.uk/2024/02/07/equ…

Contact, the charity for families with children who are disabled provide many helpful workshops find out more here 👇 contact.org.uk/help-for-famil…

From Four Tests to Five! This week sees the launch of Test Five for Gloriously Ordinary Lives and it's all about PURPOSE. What gives you a reason to get out of bed in the morning? I'd love to know. Read about Test Five here ⬇️ gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-ord…

Today is the international day for #Epilepsy. Lots of people with a #LearningDisability have epilepsy. The @EpilepsySociety has lots of #EasyRead information about epilepsy which you might find useful epilepsysociety.org.uk/learning-disab… (webpage isn’t easy read)

If you have a learning disability and would like support with paying bills, managing benefits and budgeting, then our Appointeeship service could be right for you. Visit our website to find out more information and how we can help: dosh.org/appointeeship-… #FinancialAdvocacy

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