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Learning Disability
Right Support, Right Care, Right Culture
CQC launch new guidance to support autism and/or learning disability services. Getting it right Updating their approach to registering autism and learning...
Registering a service for people with learning disabilities or autism? It pays to do your homework.
If you are planning to register a new service for people with learning disabilities or autism, what do you need...
Jobs for People with Learning Disabilities
This year, My Life My Choice is running a campaign about jobs for people with learning disabilities. We think this...
Is the CQC Fit for Purpose in Learning Disability Services?
In our regular guest opinion piece from My Life My Choice, they ask if the CQC is Fit for Purpose....
Loneliness and Learning Disabilities
Loneliness is a big issue for many people in the UK today, especially people with learning disabilities. It is very important...
ATUs and Inpatient Units: What you Need to Know
Earlier this month, we had a meeting with Ray James, the National Learning Disability Director for NHS England. We were talking...
Politics and Inclusion – Why do we never hear from people with Learning Disabilities?
People with learning disabilities face a lot of different barriers and often struggle to get their voices heard, especially in...
Moving office – The perspective of people with learning disabilities
This month, My Life My Choice has moved offices. It has been a very difficult process to find an accessible and...
Making GP surgeries more accessible
People with learning disabilities are five times more likely to end up in hospital for preventable issues that can be...
Reasonable Adjustments at the Optician
This month our blog is written by Paul Scarrott, who is one of our learning disabled trustees. Paul was keen...