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Learning Disability
Providing jobs for people with learning disabilities
My Life My ChoiceAs a sector, we should be leading the way in providing jobs for people with learning disabilities. The Guardian recently published...
What Do We Like About Living in the Community?
My Life My ChoiceMy Life My Choice runs user-led campaigns about issues that our members care about. After watching the Channel 4 Documentary Under...
How can we help people with learning disabilities to improve their health?
My Life My ChoiceWe know that people with a learning disability have worse health than other people, and die sooner than they should. They...
The Power of Raising Money to Help Yourself and Others Like You
My Life My ChoiceIn July 2015, the My Life My Choice trustees decided to start a 100 Club lottery to raise money for...
What did we learn from the Better Health Better Lives Conference?
My Life My ChoiceOn 20 June we went to the Better Health Better Lives conference, which was organised by NHS England and the...
The Sun Has Got His Hat On
Ginny Tyler Learning Disabilities SpecialistIt’s been a welcome sight these last few days, the bluest sky and the warm spring sunshine making people feel...
Paul’s trip to Buckingham Palace
My Life My ChoiceMy Life My Choice recently won The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. To celebrate, we were given an invitation for...
Telling Our Stories to Policymakers
My Life My ChoiceA member of My Life My Choice, Kathy Moran, recently made headlines when she confronted Theresa May over cuts to...
Why we should think more about the words that we use
My Life My ChoiceThis week we saw these open letters written by the Darlington Learning Impairment Network addressed to health and social care...
How Learning to Travel Independently Changes People’s Lives
My Life My ChoiceWe know that often an inability to travel independently is a barrier to people with learning disabilities fully participating in...
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