Choice support have been meeting with @unitedresponse & @meetmacintyre to share ideas/health initiatives in response to LeDer report. They are keen to understand inconsistencies around health access.  Please help with their survey to highlight areas where quality has decreased.

Survey link here

Consultation on changes to how some medicines and medical products are prescribed. Have your say by filling in this easy read survey  https://tinyurl.com/yce2ae52 

Dimensions led a seven month training programme with Surrey Police APT officers. The training focused on learning disability and autism hate crime and examined the origins of stigma and prejudice against people with these disabilities.

You can access the Dimensions report here

All fatalities in England to be investigated after Connor Sparrowhawk case highlights poor care.

Read the article here

Why we’ve decided to organise an (un)Ordinary conference.

The idea being to hear what an ‘Ordinary Life’ means to real people, and for those people in a position of power to be able to go back to their places of work and be inspired, enraged, shamed, or just nudged at a little, to enable people with learning disabilities to be able to lead an ‘ordinary life’ – not special, not normal, just ordinary!

So that’s what we’re going to do. The event will be in Streatham on 26^th March, from 10am to 4pm and we’re going to make it clear that we expect people to stay until the end!

Apply to speak

If you have a story to share and would be willing to tell it at the Stay up Late conference they’d love to hear from you.

Deadline for applications to speak is 31^st Jan ’19.

(Note- ‘And when we say ‘speak’ we’re open to people presenting in a way that is suitable for them. Whether that’s talking to the audience for 10 minutes, showing a film, singing a song or some other creative way that they choose’).

For more details, or any questions, drop a line to info@stayuplate.org

More information on the Stay up Late website