When: Friday 31 March Time: 10am-3pm Where: Ecology Pavilion, Bow, London, E3 5TW What is the Job Information Day? Now in its third year, the Tower Project Job Information Day is an event aimed at enabling young people with learning difficulties and autism living in the Tower Hamlets area a chance to make an informed choice at the type of career ... Read More »
Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) and social enterprise company Light Bulb Arts are encouraging teachers and outdoor educators to be more adventurous in the woodlands with the launch of a new woodland activity book for children with autism and severe and complex learning difficulties. FCS and Light Bulb Arts which delivers a range of art classes in Edinburgh, based on sound ... Read More »
Team of women completed a Wingwalk on Sunday, 10 July in Upminster to raise funds for national charity Young Epilepsy. The super six, Emily Donoghue, Rebecca Turnbull, Vicki Kennedy, Monika Skrzypczak, Jane Moss and Sarah Nicholls, took it in turns to be strapped to the wing of a biplane as it took flight at the Damyns Hall aerodrome in Essex. ... Read More »
National charity Hft is using connected care solutions from Tunstall to enhance the lives of people living with learning disabilities. Hft, a national charity aiming to give people with learning disabilities the opportunity to live the best life possible, is working with Tunstall Healthcare to provide the people it supports with personalised technology solutions that allow them to live more ... Read More »
Staff at Hft, a national charity for people with learning disabilities, have been celebrating Nigel Doggett’s success in the gruelling Marathons des Sables. Nigel, a Trustee of Hft, whose brother, Nick, is supported by the charity, finished in 255th place and has raised over £130,000 for Hft’s Personalised Technology Programme. The Marathon des Sables involves running six marathons over six ... Read More »
Nigel Doggett, a Trustee of Hft, a national charity for people with learning disabilities, is embarking on the challenge of a lifetime by taking part in the gruelling Marathon des Sables, on 8 April 2016. Nigel, whose brother, Nick, is supported by the charity, is aiming to raise over £130,000 for Hft’s Personalised Technology Programme. Nigel, who lives in Oxfordshire and ... Read More »
This month, Redhill-based company Bristow Helicopters visited The Orpheus Centre, an independent specialist college for young disabled adults, for the official re-opening of ‘Baseline’. ‘Baseline’ is a vital teaching space on the Orpheus campus that was recently refurbished using £78,000 generously donated by Bristow. The funding has allowed Orpheus to create a more flexible and fully accessible space for students ... Read More »
The OT Practice have published a video via YouTube to introduce ‘The OT Practice kids’ team of paediatric occupational therapists and how they work with children experiencing difficulties in sensory processing, handwriting or developmental milestones. The OT Practice offer practical advice, therapy and play to help children overcome difficulties nationwide. The video highlights the incredible work ‘The OT Practice kids’ team does ... Read More »
Supported housing expert, Jonny Wrigley, managing director of HB Villages, endorses Sir Stephen Bubb’s labelling of learning disabilities treatment in England as ‘shocking’. “For too long now, policy-makers in England have attempted to fix problems that exist in the care sector with temporary sticking plasters. These short-term measures are hampering efforts to improve long-term care and to reduce the unsustainable ... Read More »
An events coordinator from Leeds who has helped hundreds of people with learning disabilities connect through a friendship and dating agency has been named a Point of Light by Prime Minister David Cameron. Julia Kinch, 24 from Headingley in Leeds wanted to become more involved with her local community while she was a student and so decided to start volunteering ... Read More »
Marathon effort by charity’s trustee to raise money for people with learning disabilities. Hft, a national charity for people with learning disabilities, held a fundraising event at Magdalen College on 8 January in support of their Trustee Nigel Doggett who is competing in the Marathon des Sables in April this year in order to raise money for Hft and in particular ... Read More »
The festive season can be an extremely stressful time for children with autism. For most families, Christmas is a time of celebration and fun. The odd bah-humbug moment aside, most of us would probably admit to enjoying the sheer indulgence of it all. If, however, a member of your family has autism and/or a learning disability, it may be a ... Read More »
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