Independent living and housing options is one of the four PfA outcomes that support young people to move into adulthood with good lives; however it seems to be one of the more challenging ones to get right.
We’ve been successful in receiving funding from the Department for Education to continue two important programmes that support local authorities with the significant challenges they face to adapt to the SEND reforms that impact on children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Understanding and helping people live more inclusive lives beyond services.
Monday the 18th April sees the start of seven days of action to raise awareness of numbers of people with learning disabilities currently detained in ATUs, and what their lives are like.
We have been working with Essex on the development of their health equalities strategy, including the implementation of the HEF.
We have been commissioned by NHS England to identify and make contact with all networks of learning disability self-advocates, family carers and professionals across the South of England.
We are absolutely delighted to welcome Dr Carol Robinson, MBE, as our new Community Inclusion (Learning Disability) lead.
The consultation on the draft service model, 'Supporting people with a learning disability and / or autism who have a mental health condition or display behaviour that challenges' (what a mouthful) is now over, and we will wait to see what emerges.
NDTi and the British Association for Supported Employment (BASE) have been awarded a grant by the Department for Education to work together on a new project: ‘Employment is Everyone’s Business’.
So the Bubb report on Winterbourne View is out today. Responses so far have either claimed it provides a really good analysis and framework for going forward, or attacking it, saying it contains no concrete action and is thus a waste of time.
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