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Please support this petition by signing and sharing it. Brighton and Hove City Council are trying to close a local day centre for people with learning disabilities. We need another 100 or so signatures to get them to debate this properly. Thanks! change.org/p/save-wellington…
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News. A coalition of disability charities has said it is the “height of contempt” that the government is asking disabled people to consult on life-changing new welfare benefit laws without providing accessible formats. learningdisabilitytoday.co.u…
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If anyone is interested in using experience based co-design in social care settings, here is your guide to doing so! 1. e-space.mmu.ac.uk/635697/8/U…
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We are seeking older autistic women to participate in research exploring midlife and the potential ways autism may have impacted experiences of menopause, midlife and aging. For more information please contact s.waite@uea.ac.uk @UEAPsychology @NDSocietyUEA @RADiANTCRG
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We are people with and without learning difficulties and/or autism, working and learning together. Read our Social Impact Report to find out about: Our groups, self-advocacy, co-production, Supported Employment, Life Choices coaching, and more! READ: bemix.typeform.com/Impact232…
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Not hard to get head around these concerns. Mum upon emergency hospital admittance told we will not resuscitate = acquiescence, to leaving hospital being told same = resistance/ rejection. Wrongly I'm not informed or consulted as N.O.K. Transport insinuated I had the DNR applied
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Raising assisted dying. Dr Clarke: "If you tell a patient...'have you thought about assisted dying'...you are unintentionally coercing that patient...very act of raising assisted dying in that way will make the patient think 'Is my dr telling me my life is not worth living'
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Have you heard about our FREE Skills to Train and Lead course for Autistic people and people with learning disabilities? Learn: - How to train health and care staff ✔️ - How to lead and improve services ✔️ - Skills for jobs ✔️ 🔗Find out more: trainandlead.info
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Are you an Autistic person or a person with a learning disability, aged 18+, living in Kent or Medway? Do you care about making things better for people with learning disabilities and Autistic people? FREE Skills to Train and Lead course information⬇️ trainandlead.info
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Hang Out Cafe with people with profound and multiple disabilities. Thanks to @michaelfullerton & @AT_Circle for sharing this sensory experience. #ldcop24
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Sharing our coproduced, wordless book to facilitate conversations with people with a #LearningDisability about harm from smoking & helping them access nicotine replacement @kssldcop with @uk_beyondwords sharing Joe and Julie Stop Smoking #LDCOP24
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#LDCoP24 Seven Priorities in Kent and Medway for people with Learning Disabilities.
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Audience adds importance of Mental Health, need for truely integrated system, meaningful engagement, access to Advanced Practitioners, responsive support, more power to ppl with learning disabilities being able to hold professionals to account. #LDCOP24
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Further calls for opportunities for supported employment, addressing the backlog in EHCPs, quality health checks (not 15 mins), and a focus on early intervention and prevention. Housing is also key to support for a good life. Advocacy is a need for all to have their rights.
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Wowed by the inspirational ⁦@ciarale01⁩ at the #LDCOP24 conference today. ⁦@KMMSmedschool⁩ ⁦@CCCUNursing⁩ ⁦@kssldcop⁩
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Phenomenal conference so far! I have learnt so much. So wonderful to see a conference co-designed with the community they serve! #LDCop24 @dmarsden49
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What matters to me project from @CBFdn engaging young people with severe or profound amd multiple disabilities and supporters sharing their work @kssldcop @ARC_KSS #KSSLDCOP24
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Follow for a multi media manifesto coming next year, launch in March 2025!
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Dr Naveed Iqbal presents his groundbreaking work on the Medii app to enable people with learning disabilities #LDCOP24 ⁦@kssldcop⁩ ⁦@KMMSmedschool⁩ ⁦@CCCUNursing⁩
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@HlhatterHelen Tracey Shaw and Sammy Lamb presenting @CanterburyCCUni initiative to involve people with learning disabilities in simulation education for Nursing courses. #ldcop24
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