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 …
Thursday 31st May 2018 Asset based approaches build on the strengths of the community to become more welcoming and inclusive. In the first of SCLD’s series of guest blogs on asset based approaches, Jenny Rae from Aberdeen Health and Social Care Partnership writes about the strategic approach they are taking to using the strengths of people with learning disabilities …
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 …
Date & time: Thur 24th May 2018 (9.30am – 12.45pm) Venue: Brodies LLP, 110 Queen Street, Glasgow, G1 3BX Universal Credit was devised by the Coalition Government at Westminster to simplify benefits, ensure it paid to be in work, tackle poverty and reduce fraud and error. Not initially intended to reduce budgets it was to be paid out at broadly …
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 …