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Loneliness and Learning Disabilities

May 28, 2019
  Loneliness is a big issue for many people in the UK today, especially people with learning disabilities. It is very important for all people to have friends and to…
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ATUs and Inpatient Units: What you Need to Know

April 9, 2019
Earlier this month, we had a meeting with Ray James, the National Learning Disability Director for NHS England.   We were talking about the treatment of people with learning disabilities…
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Politics and Inclusion – Why do we never hear from people with Learning Disabilities?

March 20, 2019
    People with learning disabilities face a lot of different barriers and often struggle to get their voices heard, especially in politics and the news. Because of this, we…
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Moving office – The perspective of people with learning disabilities

February 12, 2019
This month, My Life My Choice has moved offices. It has been a very difficult process to find an accessible and suitable space, but thanks to the great work of…
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Making GP surgeries more accessible

August 29, 2018
People with learning disabilities are five times more likely to end up in hospital for preventable issues that can be treated by their GP. Dimensions have launched a campaign called…
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Reasonable Adjustments at the Optician

March 26, 2018
This month our blog is written by Paul Scarrott, who is one of our learning disabled trustees. Paul was keen to share an example of how a company (in this…
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Learning Disabilities – We All Have a Role in Improving Health

September 28, 2017
Recently we went to a workshop put on by the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) and NHS England. It was about improving the health of people with learning disabilities.…
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Providing jobs for people with learning disabilities

September 7, 2017
As a sector, we should be leading the way in providing jobs for people with learning disabilities. The Guardian recently published a story about jobs for people with learning disabilities.…
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