Learning Disability News & Events

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Leeds Learning Disability Week 16 – 22 June 2025

By |12th June 2025|Communities of Interest, Events, Featured, Learning Disability, MailChimp|

There is once again a fantastic line up of events taking place to celebrate Learning Disability Week in Leeds. For a full rundown of events take a look at the Through the Maze website.  All [...]

International Day of Disabled People Evaluation Summary Report – IDODP 2024

By |12th June 2025|Featured, Learning Disability, MailChimp, PSI|

Remind yourself of the fantastic IDODP 2024 celebration event! In the spirit of awareness days and weeks not being the only time we spotlight the work of our specialisms we're pleased to share the report [...]

21 May | The voluntary sector, learning disabilities, and digital technology

By |15th May 2025|Health & Care, Learning Disability|

During Spring/Summer 2025, the Centre for Health Promotion Research at Leeds Beckett University are leading a series of online and in-person discussions about the voluntary sector, learning disabilities and/or autism, and digital inequalities. These discussions are for academics, [...]

Person Centred Thinking Training at Connect in the North

By |15th May 2025|Communities of Interest, Learning Disability, MailChimp, Training|

Connect in the North have created a new timetable of upcoming training events for anyone supporting people with Learning Disabilities in Leeds. An Introduction to Person Centred Tools - Wednesday 2 July Co-production and Meaningful [...]

Forum Central Annual Member Satisfaction Survey 2025

By |23rd April 2025|Health & Care, Learning Disability, Mental Health, Older People, PSI|

Forum Central is a member-led partnership between Volition and Leeds Older People's Forum. Each year we invite our member organisations to share their thoughts to help us understand how we're doing and how we can [...]

Proposed Cuts to PIP and Welfare Benefits: Summary and Support for Leeds VCSE Third Sector

By |11th April 2025|Featured, Learning Disability, MailChimp, PSI|

It is important to note the recent Government announcement about changes to PIP and welfare benefits, particularly for the disabled community and its support networks. There is an open consultation around the proposed changes which [...]

Autism Acceptance Month: Celebrating Community, Advocacy and Support in Leeds

By |10th April 2025|Featured, Learning Disability, MailChimp|

April is Autism Acceptance Month: A time to celebrate neurodiversity, raise our understanding, and support the brilliant work happening across Leeds with and for autistic people, and their families, carers and support networks. Collectively we [...]

Leeds Safeguarding Adults Board Survey

By |9th April 2025|Health & Care, Learning Disability, Mental Health, Older People, PSI|

Help Leeds Safeguarding Adults Board (LSAB) learn more about your experience of working in safeguarding. Third sector organisations are invited to share their feedback in the LSAB survey. What is the focus of the survey? [...]

Work, health and skills – Trailblazer and Accelerator update

By |13th March 2025|Communities of Interest, Featured, Health & Care, Inclusion, Learning Disability, MailChimp, PSI, Reps|

Thank you to all the organisations that have highlighted programs currently running that link to the broad remit of helping to get people closer to work. Please continue to share your thoughts and ideas as [...]

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