Lived experience Netflix to fund drama diploma for people with learning disabilities Alison Bloomer May 6, 2025
Two thirds of disabled workers think businesses should do more to support them… Lauren Nicolle Aug 1, 2022 Lived experience The number of Disability Confident employers has risen by 1,100% in the last five years, according to new figures…
Hft launches new Flintshire employment programme Alison Bloomer Jul 27, 2022 Employment Hft has launched a new transition to employment programme for adults over 25 years with learning disabilities…
Two new easy read guides to help people with learning disabilities understand and… Lauren Nicolle Jul 27, 2022 Lived experience Two new easy read guides Get ready to talk about your health and 3 questions for health have been produced by NHS…
Learning Disability Week challenges myths around living with a learning disability Alison Bloomer Jun 20, 2022 Lived experience ‘Living Life with a Learning Disability’ is the theme of this year's Learning Disability Week (20-26 June 2022) and…
New resources for safeguarding and empowering young people with SEND when online Lauren Nicolle Jun 15, 2022 Lived experience A UK-based charity has created new resources to safeguard and empower young people with Special Education Needs and…
Dance charity to take over train station in celebration of Learning Disability… Lauren Nicolle Jun 15, 2022 Lived experience The multi-award-winning charity Dance Syndrome is due to take over Manchester Victoria train station on Saturday…
Is living a ‘good life’ still a pipe dream for people with a learning… Lisa Hopkins May 24, 2022 Features What if people with learning disabilities could push for real societal change and be seen and accepted as equal…
One million more disabled people in employment than five years ago Alison Bloomer May 18, 2022 Employment Over one million more disabled people are in employment compared to five years ago according to the latest ONS…
Addressing loneliness in people with a learning disability Alison Bloomer May 11, 2022 Lived experience People with a learning disability are seven times more likely than their non-disabled peers to be lonely. This year…
Does how we talk about disability and neurodiversity matter? Lauren Nicolle Apr 20, 2022 Debate The way we talk about disability and neurodiversity has changed enormously over recent years. But why is this? And…
New resources to support people with learning disabilities to vote in the local… Lauren Nicolle Apr 19, 2022 Lived experience Disability charities and organisations have created resources to support people with learning disabilities to vote…
Happy news: Digital Lifeline project a major success Alison Bloomer Apr 13, 2022 Features During the Covid-19 pandemic, Learning Disability England helped with the Digital Lifeline programme, which gave…