Introduction Welcome to Healthy Eating Healthy Living, a training pack designed to encourage healthy eating as a way of life for people with learning disabilities. The pack provides all the materials needed to run a course on Healthy Eating Healthy Living and teaches participants the knowledge and skills required to eat a healthy and balanced diet. People with learning disabilities …
The Scottish Commission for Learning Disability (SCLD) is the lead strategic partner to the Scottish Government in the delivery of learning disability strategy and policy.We are an intermediary organisation for the learning disability sector in Scotland, and we are committed to finding new and better ways to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities. Sign up to our eFocus …
SCLD works across a range of policy areas to represent the interests of people with learning disabilities and those who support them. Below you will find our resources and publications grouped by policy area. Click on the each heading to view and download the relevant resources. If you have any questions regarding any of our resources, or require an alternative …
Monday 11 June 2018 “The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” Joan McAlpine chose these words, by Maya Angelou, to open a recent debate in the Scottish Parliament on Appropriate Housing for People with Learning Disabilities. They serve as a reminder that for …
Eating well is important to a healthy lifestyle… We all know that eating a healthy diet is one of the best ways to take care of your body. Eating a balanced diet helps the body to function at its best and can also improve mental and emotional well-being. SCLD believes that everyone should have the tools and knowledge to eat …
In this section of the site, you’ll find links to useful good practice guidance on a variety of important subjects. All resources are free to download and distribute: Easy Read Information (2017) Tackling Disability Hate Crime: Resources (2016) Progress in Personalisation (2016) Guide to Supported Parenting (2015) IT For All! An Easy Read Guide to Getting Online (2015) SCLD Report: Achieving Our Potential? (2015) Values …
