Focus Groups Digital Inclusion 👇- If you are interested in Digital Inclusion and how people with Learning Disabilities can work alongside Big Tech Companies like Google, Apple, Meta and Microsoft to design products come along to a focus group to talk about how this can happen

NHS South Yorkshire want to hear your views before 15 March on their People Strategy. You can tell them how they should involve you, what you think of their old plan or what should be in their new plan or all of these things. Have your say here: re-url.uk/WUZI

This week is World Autism Acceptance Week. Megan Abbs works as a Peer Support Worker across South Yorkshire working with Children and Young People. Her role is really important to help young people have a voice #AutismAcceptanceWeek

#AutismAcceptanceWeek #AutismAwareness #Autism #EmploymentIsForEveryone

Today we launch “My Employment Plan”. A tool created by autistic people and employment organisations across SY to help a person and their employer talk about things that might help them both in the work place. This resource is FREE! #AutismAcceptanceWeek tinyurl.com/yn8jey4c

We will be Zest Café tomorrow between 11.30am and 2pm talking to people about the Cost of Living and how we have mapped out the whole of Sheffield low cost or free food for people. Come along and meet us and we will buy you a meal South Yorkshire's Community Foundation

#AutismAcceptanceWeek #AutismAwareness #Autism #EmploymentIsForEveryone

Are you registered to vote? Deadline is midnight Tuesday 18th June gov.uk/register-to-vo… #GeneralElection #LearningDisability #EasyRead #MyVoteMyVoice

Make sure you are registered to Vote at the General Election. You have until Tuesday 18th June to register to Vote. For easy read information on how to register and how to Vote see Spreading the News at speakup.org.uk/_files/ugd/7b2… #doyouseeme #LDweek24

Today we want to share Emily’s Story – in this film Emily talks about her own journey and her feelings about her care and treatment and those who have supported her vimeo.com/953135456?shar… NHS South Yorkshire LDEngland NHS North East & Yorkshire #LearningDisability #Transformingcare #LDweek24

In this upcoming free webinar on June 20th, KSSLDCOP and Learning Disability England will share ideas about how to use the Good Lives Manifesto to collectively make a difference for people with #LearningDisabilities. Ticket sales close soon, book now: tinyurl.com/2f8s4e2h

We have been working on 3 films to help people talk about the difficult topic of coping with death. We have made 3 films, Advanced Decision Making, Making a Will and Coping with Grief. We hope these films will help people vimeo.com/946135762 NHS South Yorkshire #LDweek24

“There has never been a more important time for the voices of people with learning disabilities to be heard. The Good Lives Manifesto is the culmination of many voices, views and ideas that offer a vision of how things should be, and could be"

3rd film mcr people first #LDWeek24 is Nemo Do YOU see me Do you SEE me ... As a researcher with @McrMetUni Nemo has been working on @MedMentalhealth "just coz I need a little extra help doesnt mean Im any different, this job makes me feel empowered " Link: youtu.be/9noh0cu7BZY

We have been working on 3 films to help people talk about the difficult topic of coping with death. They are -Advanced Decision Making, Making a Will and Coping with Grief. We hope these films will help people - click to watch Making a Will NHS North East & Yorkshire vimeo.com/946135944

We would still love more responses from people with learning disabilities and paid carers (PAs/Support workers) about mental health meds. Any help sharing the VERY QUICK 3 question survey much appreciated mcr people first Sunderland People First Speakup People First Independent Advocacy LDEngland

We won!! Thanks to ⁦LDEngland⁩ ⁦Speakup⁩ ⁦Thinklusive⁩ ⁦Purple Patch Arts⁩ & the project team. Thanks to ⁦ResearchCulture@Leeds⁩ ⁦We are NIHR⁩ for the opportunity to show research can be inclusive.

The timescales for EHCPs are not targets or guidelines, they are specific legal duties. If LAs are routinely breaching these timescales, this undermines the rule of law and the Secretary of State needs to act (whether by increasing funding or otherwise)

Still space available for this important workshop with Learning Disability England and #MyVoteMyVoice about getting ready to vote! Fri 28th June at 1pm. Know your rights, plan with others! tickettailor.com/events/learnin… Dimensions United Response Mencap Ambitious about Autism