“Technology needs to be a part of life for people, not just a stop gap during the pandemic” Although many people with a learning disability are digitally excluded we have learnt that during the Covid-19 pandemic this has changed for the better. Karen Warner explores how the pandemic has accelerated the need for people with … Continued
At Learning Disability Wales we want to make sure that our organisation represents and includes people from all cultures and backgrounds. Our Chief Executive Officer, Zoe Richards is pleased to sign up to ACEVO’s eight principles to address the diversity deficit in charity leadership. We want to ensure that we embed these principles within our … Continued
The Down’s Syndrome Association in the UK has been involved in an international study looking at the effects of COVID-19 in people who have Down’s syndrome. This has been an extremely important study, pulled together very quickly because we knew very little about how severely affected individuals who have Down’s syndrome might be if they … Continued
With updates on the Covid-19 pandemic provided daily, the sheer volume of information has been challenging for most people to digest, but more so for people with learning disabilities. However, as communication is a basic human need and right, despite the many challenges of communicating this complex information, it’s important that people invest the time … Continued
When the Covid-19 lockdown started in March in Wales this year many people were worried about not being able to talk and connect with other people in the ways we were used to, both in terms of work and personal life. Simon Rose looks at what success has been made connecting people during the lockdown … Continued
We are delighted to have welcomed three new people to our staff team recently. This week we have been hearing from them all, and we continue today with Julie Jones, who has joined our easy read team as our new accessible information officer. “I am really pleased to have been able to join the team … Continued
We are delighted to have welcomed three new people to our staff team recently. This week we have been hearing from them all, and we continue today with Taylor Florence, who works on our easy read and administration teams. “I’m so glad to be part of Learning Disability Wales. I feel proud to be working … Continued
We are delighted to have welcomed three new people to our staff team recently. Over the next few days we will hear from them all, starting today with Sam Williams, who has re-joined our team as Communications Officer for Engage to Change. “I am so excited to be back at Learning Disability Wales working on … Continued
Learning Disability Wales is a member of The Wales Carers Alliance that exists to uphold unpaid carers rights and champion the voice of carers across Wales. The Alliance has written a letter to Welsh Government to highlight the key issues and concerns carers have raised which have been caused by the impact of coronavirus. Sent … Continued
The coronavirus has changed our society very quickly and those changes are going to last for a very long time. We must make sure that the human rights of disabled people don’t fall by the way-side in this process What coronavirus has shown us about our society We are currently facing the biggest societal … Continued
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