Seeking parents who have a learning disability.
We want to hear about your experiences of being a parent. This is part of a new study about parents with a learning disability, who would be willing to share their experiences.
Please contact Serena Tomlinson at the University of Kent, at s.tomlinson@kent.ac.uk for more information.
Free 8 Week Nature-Based Health & Nature Sessions – Folkestone!
East Kent Mencap are offering a free 8 week Nature-Based Health & Wellbeing Programme to adults with learning disabilities and neurodiverse people who wish to improve their mental wellbeing. The course will start 30 June – see poster for more details including a phone number for more details!
Update from the co-chairs of the Timms Review outlining the next stages of the review and opportunities for disabled people, organisations and others to take part. The ‘Call for Evidence’ is open to responses until midnight on 28 May, and is available in a number of accessible formats. Please check out – Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment: call for evidence – GOV.UK if this is important to you, a family member or someone you support.
A Pilot Community of Practice is being arranged by Ruth Germaine (Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow). This is being set up for anyone across Kent and Medway who directly support or run services for people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people. The Pilot Community of Practice will be co-led by a small group including experts by experience.
The aims of the pilot:
Sessions are online, the first being Wednesday 6 May 12-1.30pm – please liaise with r.germaine@nhs.net for more information
(PS – This is not connected to the Kent, Surrey & Sussex Learning Disability Community of Practice)
Introducing this great new video created by Brighton & Hove Speak Out and Grace Eyre, on the importance of speaking up and keeping safe fom exploitation and abuse. Highlighting the different types of abuse experienced, people with learning disabilities talk about the importance of ensuring we all take responsibility to keep people safe. Please share!
#Safeguarding #Keeping Safe
