It took just one senior politician to hear the message for the groundbreaking Valuing People policy to appear. Here are some issues to raise with the new government. Jan Walmsley LDEngland communitylivingmagazine.com/jan-walmsley-e…

Some 150 campaigners protested to the Welsh Government over people being locked up because support in the community is just not available. Dr Dawn Cavanagh and Sophie Hinksman were there. #HomesNotHospitals #StolenLives communitylivingmagazine.com/those-hospital…

Making Positive Moves: Hearing from people with learning disabilities about rebuilding their best lives after discharge. Learn about this project at this on line workshop 6.8.24 at 10am Book here bit.ly/4bCxPPE

People detained in mental health hospitals are being supported by peers who understand from first-hand experience what they are going through. Ben Higgins reports. Bild Restraint Reduction Network communitylivingmagazine.com/friends-on-the…

More than 40% of parents with disabled children have thought about suicide – study. birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/more… via Uni of Birmingham

Today, we are sharing the impact of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) throughout Thera! 🤩 🔗 Read our latest blog to find out how PBS has impacted the life of someone we support in Aspire Living, who previously showed signs of anxious behaviour: loom.ly/-6VfySg

Many more people with complex disabilities are taking up new sports – sensory versions of badminton, snooker and rounders – at whatever level that suits them. Louis Wickett-Padgham reports Sense communitylivingmagazine.com/sensory-way-to…

Fears have arisen that claiming sickness benefits will become harder, amid claims people are being written off as unfit for work. communitylivingmagazine.com/author/charlie…

We are very excited to share the first video Thera East Anglia has been working on with Trett Films, featuring their incredible staff, people they support and their families! 🎬 The video is part of their newly launched recruitment campaign in Norfolk. (1/2)

A range of exercise and training opportunities are being designed around the desires of people who often cannot access or afford them. Elfrida Society report on a local success. communitylivingmagazine.com/sporting-chanc…

Congrats to Mary O'Hara on her award for her Community Living columns! Reforms to get disabled people off benefits have long failed to work – but the rhetoric is becoming harsher and implying that they are fleecing the system. communitylivingmagazine.com/mary-ohara-sic…

My son can get a pass to ride a roller-coaster and wear a sunflower lanyard to get support in a shop – but a visit to a hospital emergency department proves both distressing and fruitless Ian Goldsworthy - @iangoldsworthy.bsky.social communitylivingmagazine.com/ian-goldsworth…

A play on Connor Sparrowhawk’s life, his preventable death and his family’s fight for justice makes us rage at monumental indifference and cry at the loss of a young man, says Simon Jarrett #LaughingBoy communitylivingmagazine.com/justice-played…

Leadership roles that combine firsthand experience of learning disability with an operational view gives a wider perspective of a trust and its work. Thera communitylivingmagazine.com/we-know-our-ta…

Suddenly deciding to close a supported living scheme without consulting residents could amount to a breach of their human rights and of other legal duties Kathryn Gooding reports. Irwin Mitchell communitylivingmagazine.com/notice-when-cl…

Meet our fantastic People's Forum! Their job is to share the views of people we support with people right at the top of United Response. Find out more about how we centre the voices of people we support in all we do ⬇️ unitedresponse.org.uk/our-community/…