Learning Disability England are hosting a self-advocacy and family session this Thursday 11th February 2021 at 3pm on Zoom.
They will be talking about vaccines, campaigns and resources.
You can sign up to this event on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/self-advocacy-and-families-supporting-each-other-meeting-23-tickets-133355430683
Coronavirus and people with learning disabilities – what do we know now?
Another event you may be interested in is happening on 2nd March at 10:30-11:30am on Zoom.
You can sign up to this event on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/coronavirus-and-people-with-learning-disabilities-what-do-we-know-now-tickets-140046337365
About this Event
This workshop is open to people with learning disabilities, family members, and paid supporters; as well as people with responsibility for commissioning or delivering services and those in policy or development roles.
It will include input from self-advocates on people’s direct experiences, information on COVID-19 and people’s health, and the findings so far from the Coronavirus and people with learning disabilities research project (https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/cedar/covid19-learningdisability )
The speakers include
- Gary Bourlet from Learning Disability England
- Annie Ferguson from PMLD Link
- Chris Hatton from Manchester Metropolitan University
- Richard Hastings from the University of Warwick
More info and Sign up here
