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Supporting people with profound and multiple learning disabilities

This guide aims to help local authority elected members and staff who are involved in the commissioning and procurement of home care better understand their obligations under the Human Rights Act

For us the power of partnership means equality. It means respect and support. And there is no better example of this power in action than The Cumbria Learning Disability Autism Partnership Board, of which People First, some of our members and one of our Trustees, are proud to be a part.

In this blog post, The Advonet Group describe the power of using an advocacy approach in partnership to lead to local change, using the example of a local user-led service focused on one group that experienced clear inequalities.

As a self-advocacy organisation Ace Anglia's priority has always been to support people with a learning disability and/or autism to have a voice and a platform to be heard.

Emerald has lots of experiences as a young woman with a learning disability and has dealt with mental ill health over the years too. Emerald shares her experiences of where she hasn’t been listed too and her voice hasn’t been heard and the impact that had on her wellbeing.

A short quiz designed to help us think about how institutionalised we might be without even thinking about it when supporting people with learning disabilities.

The Outcomes Star for people with housing and other needs

Advocates play an often vital role within safeguarding adults; recognising and raising safeguarding concerns, supporting individuals through safeguarding processes, addressing systemic issues and feeding into Safeguarding Adults Boards.

Can we be more effective when we work in partnership? Through developing relationships and joining a person's 'team' maybe we can expect better connections and better outcomes for a person and enable them to have a better life?