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My Life My Choice
Hate Crime & It’s Impact
National Hate Crime Awareness Week takes place every year in October. This year, at the beginning of National Hate Crime...
Travel training, friendship and independence
“Being partially sighted is not a barrier to me being independent!” James is 18 years old and lives with his Mum,...
People Should be Supported to Make Responsible Choices
A lot of members of MLMC are living good independent lives. We have friends and a community, and some of...
Learning to use Trains Gives People More Opportunities
This month, participants of our Travel Buddy project attended a 2-day workshop teaching them how to travel by train. The training...
How The Safe Places Scheme Is Making People Feel Safer In The Community
We recently helped to make this video about Safe Places in Oxfordshire, and so thought it would be a good...
What Are My Life My Choice Members Hoping For In 2018?
At the My Life My Choice Christmas Party, we asked some of our trustees and group members what their hopes...
Can An NHS England Learning Disability Director Bring The Change We Have All Been Waiting For?
We were pleased to hear that Ray James has been appointed the first National Learning Disability Director at NHS England,...
Services Need to be Different to Offer People Choice
Recently we have had the opportunity to visit FarmAbility - an outdoor, farm-based day centre for people with autism and...
It’s Time to Listen to Service Users
Paul Burstow is the new chair of the Social Care Institute for Excellence and a former Liberal Democrat MP. He was...
Could People with Disabilities Be Paid Less Than the Minimum Wage?
We read that Frank Field MP – who is the chairman of the Commons Work and Pensions Committee – has...