Archive for August, 2013
Learning Disability Week 2013: “What I get and need from acting is professional respect”
Upstairs Downstairs actress Sarah Gordy, who has Downs Syndrome, talks about what work means to her.
Learning Disability Week 2013: Teaching life skills
Hayley Goleniowska is a blogger and mother of Natty, who has Downs Syndrome. As part of Learning Disability Week, she talks about the importance of teaching life skills.
Learning Disability Week 2013: Why Families Matter
Planning for the future raises difficult questions for families but having a plan in place can help remove feelings of anxiety and uncertainty.
Building capacity for person-centred support
Last week we ran a two-day training course for people wanting to understand how person-centred planning, personal budgets and connecting people all fit together.
The dilemma of old age becomes more prevalent than ever
Natalija Webb, Development and Later Life intern at the Mental Health Foundation, explains how the public can help in giving older people a better quality of life.
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