Why inclusion matters
In this guest blog, Professor Judith Sixsmith, from IncludeAge at the University of Dundee, explores the value of older LGBT+ people and older people with learning disabilities in everyday communities.
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Peoples Voices
Joining the dots: the Sounding Board’s unique opportunity to make a real difference
The unique and invaluable role that members of the NHS England’s Older People’s Sounding Board play involves not only sharing their life experiences, opinions and knowledge, writes Tony Watts OBE. It’s also demonstrating that maintaining...
Empowering rights through the Mental Health Bill
What does the draft Mental Health Bill mean for people with learning disabilities, autistic people, community support and advocacy?
See the person
Training for people who work directly with those needing care and support. Based on life experiences, biases and values, and how this impacts on providing genuine person centred support.
Small Supports making big differences
We are sharing work to evaluate and research the impact and ongoing development of small local bespoke support for people with complicated and very individual support needs.
Finding out about Virtual Wards
We want to learn more about the experiences or awareness of people with learning disabilities, or autistic people have about Virtual Wards.
Blog: Research on homelessness and neurodiversity
In this blog, research and evaluation officer Lauren Blood, talks about our recent research on homelessness and neurodiversity.
New lunchtime sessions about Small Supports
Our Small Supports programme is hosting a series of lunchtime webinars in the Autumn.
My wish for the NHS
What's your wish for the NHS? We asked the NHS Older People's Sounding Board what they thought and this is what they said.
Bury Council have asked us to help them to find out what matters to people with learning disabilities in Bury
Bury Council want to make sure that people with learning disabilities have access to opportunities that will help them grow and live their best lives with positive links to their community.