Helping women with learning disabilities affected by cervical cancer and cervical abnormalities Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust is a UK charity dedicated to women affected by cervical cancer and cervical abnormalities. We have recently launched a new project to increase the uptake of cervical screening (the smear test) across Glasgow. One of our key aims is to reduce screening inequalities by …
Staff from Falkirk Council met with a number of parents and staff from Central Advocacy Partners Parent’s Network to discuss the following: 1) What is important in working with parents and children? 2) To work in a person-centred way, what needs to change? What can you do? 3) Following today, what are we doing to do? You can read a …
Opportunities for Social Enterprises and Charities The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) are hosting their international conference in Glasgow, from 6th – 9th August 2019. This will see over 1,200 + international researchers, academics, practitioners all working in the field of learning disability research and people with learning disabilities and their families, coming …
Helping adults with learning disabilities to recognise signs of sight loss RNIB UK Adult Social Care Practice and Development Team develop and deliver bespoke, award winning training for health and social care professionals. The training is related to sight loss and complex needs including learning disability, dementia, autism and stroke. The training helps to increase awareness of ‘hidden sight loss’. …
We asked People First (Scotland) to tell us about the work their Easy Read Group has done to produce accessible materials for parents with learning disabilities. This blog, the group shares their thoughts. The Easy Read Working Group was set up in May 2016. Parents were very aware how difficult letters and reports were to understand, so we set up …
SCLD were one of a number of organisations invited to attend a meeting at the Scottish Parliament. In this blog post Catriona Rowley, SCLD’s Policy and Engagement Officer, shares an overview of the meeting, which was an opportunity for disabled people and disabled people’s organisations to meet with MSPs Jeane Freeman and Michael Russell, to share the concerns they have …
This guest blog post was written by Lois Cameron who is the Director at Talking Mats, a social enterprise whose vision is to improve the lives of people with communication difficulties, and those close to them, by increasing their capacity to communicate effectively about things that matter to them. The Keeping Safe project has supported people with a learning disability throughout …
SCLD was delighted to welcome Jeane Freeman MSP, Minister for Social Security, to open our national conference on supporting people with learning disabilities to participate in Scottish communities in Thursday 7th September. The conference, held at Perth Concert Hall, saw over 160 delegates gather to hear from experts, including people with learning disabilities, and practitioners from across the country. In …
Oonagh Brown, Policy and Implementation Officer (Parenting), outlines how Part 12 of the Act will directly impact some parents with learning disabilities and highlights ways for professionals to get involved. The Working Together with Parents (Scottish) Network is holding events in local authorities about Part 12 of The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014. These events will provide Information about …
