Eight years after the UK government and the care industry said ‘never again’ following the Winterbourne View scandal, another BBC Panorama investigation – this time exposing the horrific abuse at Whorlton Hall hospital in County Durham, England – has shown that ‘never again’ seems a long way off. Zoe Richards, Acting Chief Executive of Learning … Continued
The All Wales Forum of Parents and Carers have released a new film about the rights of parents and family carers under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act. The short film includes two carers discussing their experience of the Act, how becoming aware of their rights has affected them and the changes they have … Continued
Women with learning disabilities are at risk of becoming drawn into the criminal justice system due to failures to recognise their disability and a lack of appropriate support, according to a new report published by the Prison Reform Trust and KeyRing Living Support Networks. The report, Out of the Shadows, draws on the experiences of 24 … Continued
A story on the Disability News Service website has reported a recent judgement that the Department for Work and Pensions failed for years to comply with its legal duties under the Equality Act by refusing to provide an accessible way for many disabled people to communicate with its staff about their benefits. The latest court … Continued
Learning Disability Wales has welcomed this week’s announcement by Welsh Government that it will provide “new support for previous recipients of the Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG),” following significant representations by the #SaveWILG campaign. On Tuesday, Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, Julie Morgan, announced changes to the way care is delivered for people previously … Continued
Over 100 social care sector organisations, including Learning Disability Wales, have come together to unite and sign an open letter to the Minister of State for Social Care, Caroline Dinenage MP, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Lords), Baroness Blackwood, seeking clarification and change on concerning aspects of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill. All … Continued
Plaid Cymru have tabled an Assembly debate for Wednesday 13 February to call on the Welsh Government to retain the Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG) in full. The debate follows a a last-ditch appeal by disability campaigner Nathan Lee Davies to the First Minister Mark Drakeford, urging the Welsh Government to abandon plans to close the independent … Continued
To mark #WorldCancerDay we have gathered some useful resources for people with a learning disability, family members, and supporters, including some good easy read guides. Cancer is responsible for 1 in 6 deaths worldwide, but up to 50% of all cancers can be prevented. Access to information you can understand is a major help in prevention, … Continued
‘Anwen and Katie, the new Welsh Youth Parliament Members representing young disabled people in Wales, met for the first time with their fellow Youth Parliament Members at their regional meetings on Saturday 26th January. Anwen met her fellow Welsh Youth Parliament Members from the South West region, whilst Katie the Members from the North Wales … Continued
A cross-party group of MPs have called for a change to the law to protect disabled people from online hate crime, making the offence as serious as hate crime due to race or religion. The recommendations follow an inquiry by the Petitions Committee, a parliamentary committee of the House of Commons, into the abuse faced by disabled … Continued
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