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The campaigning magazine on equality, inclusion and living life: learning disabilities, care, health, welfare, housing, arts and more. Editor: @Saba_Salman
United Kingdom
Joined February 2021
đ˘ New website live! Our independent, quarterly title supports inclusion, promotes equality and challenges assumptions about learning disability. We believe in the right for people to thrive in their communities. Check out what we do and why:
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The campaigning magazine on equality, inclusion and living life: learning disabilities, care, health, welfare, housing, arts and more
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#OliversCampaign A person who doesnât use spoken words can communicate in many other ways. We just need to slow down, be patient, and truly listen with our eyes, ears, hearts, and minds. Always treat everyone with respect and dignity. #Health #Socialcare #medicine
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A cookbook co-created by people with learning disabilities aims to showcase simple, nutritious, budget-friendly meals that build skills, confidence and independence @SheffieldMencap
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Actor and director @ottobaxter has won Bafta and Emmy awards. He talks to @seankellyphotos about running things on set and his horror films past and future, including one inspired by his being adopted. https://t.co/e5bnGz39TG
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Most trusts do not have a policy on getting patients to hospital if they want to take a wheelchair with them. @Saba_Salman looks at an overlooked area and Phil Hughesâ campaign @LearningDisEng @NHSEngland
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History shows that, without specific, monitored initiatives, people with learning disabilities experience discrimination in healthcare â but they seem overlooked in the 10-year health plan. Prof Chris Hatton @ManMetUni
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The left-wing government in the UK and its right-wing US counterpart both have people with disabilities in their sights. @maryohara1 talks to advocates, family members and professionals. https://t.co/Uj9pzagJdU
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The left-wing government in the UK and its right-wing US counterpart both have people with disabilities in their sights. Mary OâHara talks to advocates, family members and professionals
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Cautious optimism about the UK government has evaporated as people with disabilities bear the brunt of brutal cuts â like their counterparts across the Atlantic @maryohara1
https://t.co/ztROO3LuCl
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Cautious optimism about the UK government has evaporated as people with disabilities bear the brunt of brutal cuts â like their counterparts across the Atlantic
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The process of finding an adult home for my daughter nearly broke me, says @samcarlisle with an obstructive care board, unscrupulous care home companies and being kept in the dark. https://t.co/pSobDiU5MK
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Wrong decisions on care and medication were made because allowances were not made regarding Myles Scrivenâs learning disability and autism. @GeorgeJulian reports. https://t.co/GPkIH0IupW
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Families are being failed by a lack of SEND support - the system is woefully inadequate. @PropJourn reports on EHCPs and tribunals. #SEND
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With party conference season in full swing, here's one take from our cartoonist Robin Meader. https://t.co/Qx3CVyHfXj
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Despite new laws to give parent carers a break, support for disabled children over the summer break remains painfully limited and mothers in particular have to step in, says @Shubhanna
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New stories out now! As the risk to rights and access continues apace, meet those taking positive action. Here's @Saba_Salman 's intro to some of our latest stories. https://t.co/vSqKjrss4e
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New stories out now! As the risk to rights and access continues apace, meet those taking positive action https://t.co/B5aHA0GXKW With @SheffieldMencap @maryohara1 @PropJourn @LearningDisEng @RoseUnwin @Shubhanna @seankellyphotos @SunPeopleFirst @samcarlisle @chrispaps
communitylivingmagazine.com
The campaigning magazine on equality, inclusion and living life: learning disabilities, care, health, welfare, housing, arts and more
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NEW stories out tomorrow Friday 3 Oct, including: - what's cooking @SheffieldMencap - UK and US cuts @maryohara1 - EHCP challenge @PropJourn - accessible healthcare @LearningDisEng - Beautiful Lives @RoseUnwin - Barriers to Adult Life @samcarlisle
https://t.co/B5aHA0GXKW
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A card game that shows how people with learning disabilities can exercise their human rights was launched this summer. @BIHRhumanrights A game gets people thinking about how life stories are linked to human rights. https://t.co/fAkfMDH3J0
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Moving to adult services can cause huge upheaval, with moving home combined with the loss of long-term relationships. How could a person fare with such instability? @BeverleySamways asks. https://t.co/EMLG0x7rcs
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Moving to adult services can cause huge upheaval, with moving home combined with the loss of long-term relationships. How could a person fare with such instability? Beverley Samways asks
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Government must listen to young people with special educational needs. Young people like Katie, whose speech at the #FightForOrdinary rally in Parliament was incredibly powerful. Thank you to Woman's Hour for following Katie's story and giving her a voice. @Georgia_Gould
'We want the same rights as everyone else' Parents of children with SEND gathered today for a 'Day of Action', including a rally in Parliament Square. Katie, who has autism & struggled to attend school, told @bbcnuala she thinks the government needs to listen to young people âŹď¸
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This vital book by Prof Sara Ryan @SarahSiobhan book has just been launched, thereâs a preview in our current issue https://t.co/svon9Z5F8e and you can find out more here https://t.co/2cCsz1egBh
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Prof Sara Ryan highlights âerasure and social murderâ of members of society
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People with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) are rarely represented in the media and the arts, and their personalities and individuality are not often highlighted @Positive_Lives
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