Lived experience Two-thirds of disabled people feel poorly represented by the UK Government Alison Bloomer Jul 7, 2026
SEN students create mystery story thanks to writing project LDT Editor Jul 17, 2014 Lived experience A group of 8 students from Blackfriars SEN school in Newcastle have written and published a 120 page mystery story…
More than a quarter of young people with autism not in education, employment or… LDT Editor Jul 7, 2014 Employment More than a quarter (27%) of young people with autism are not currently in education, employment or training…
Vibrance use service users to turn training on its head LDT Editor Jul 2, 2014 Lifestyle A charity’s scheme that sees service users help to train the staff who provide their care and support has now seen…
GB athletes celebrate learning disability week with 4 medals at European… LDT Editor Jun 22, 2014 Lived experience The GB Learning Disability Athletics Team has returned to the UK with four medals from the Inas Open European…
Learning Disability Week – My first… job LDT Editor Jun 18, 2014 Employment In this blog, David Skinner, 41, talks about his job at Swiss Post Solutions and how after being made redundant…
Report calls for needs of individuals with learning disabilities to be at heart of… LDT Editor Jun 18, 2014 Lived experience The quality of care for people with learning disabilities is too variable across England and services should be…
Love and learning disability Dan Parton Jun 17, 2014 Features “For the past five years I have been listening to people with a learning disability tell me stories about love and…
New Remploy campaign aims to get more people with learning disabilities into work LDT Editor Jun 17, 2014 Employment Specialist employment services provider Remploy has launched a campaign that aims to increase the number of people…
A person-centred approach for jobseekers LDT Editor Jun 16, 2014 Employment In this guest blog for Learning Disability Week, Norwood’s Angela Duce talks about the benefits of employment for…
People with learning disabilities remember their first time for Learning… LDT Editor Jun 16, 2014 Lived experience The annual Learning Disability Week has begun and this year’s theme is asking people with learning disabilities to…
People with learning disabilities celebrate achievements at awards ceremony LDT Editor Jun 13, 2014 Lived experience The achievements of people with learning disabilities have been recognised at an awards ceremony held by Care…
Work Programme pushing people with disabilities further from work, report finds LDT Editor Jun 12, 2014 Employment Back to work support provided through the Work Programme and Jobcentre Plus is causing severe anxiety for people…