Learning Disabilities

Young people with learning disabilities call for more employment opportunities

Nancy Platts Posted on 19/06/202414/06/2024

Young people with learning disabilities and their parents are calling for better quality support to help them access employment in a new campaign. In England, barely 5% of people with special education needs (SEND) known to their local authority are in employment, even though the SEND community has 900,000 people of working age and the […]

‘Sad-looking’ garden in Bedfordshire transformed into sensory haven

Guest Opinion Posted on 24/05/202417/05/2024

A new sensory garden at the Herald Resource Centre in Shefford, Bedfordshire, has been opened by HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Susan Lousada, and the Mayor of Shefford, Ken Pollard. The garden belonging to learning disability charity Hft was bare and uninspiring so staff raised money to transform the space. Hft supports 32 learning disabled adults […]

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Theatre Company For Learning Disabled Actors Celebrates 40th Anniversary

The Rooftop Posted on 08/05/202403/05/2024

A theatre company for actors and theatre makers with a learning disability and autism is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Lung Ha is an Edinburgh-based theatre company which produces award-winning productions, supporting a 25-strong Ensemble to develop their practice and remove barriers to participation into the arts. The celebrations will include the company performing An Unexpected […]

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Man with learning disabilities inspires others through art

Heather Rogers Posted on 07/11/202301/11/2023

How a learning disabled man from Shropshire is channelling his passions for art into helping other adults with learning disabilities.

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Cornwall support workers prepare to take a Leap of Kindness

Nancy Platts Posted on 07/09/202304/09/2023

A team of charity employees from St Austell, Cornwall are set to take a ‘Leap of Kindness’ for learning disability charity Hft this September, to raise funds for impactful projects in the area. The seven-strong team, comprising Chloe Drew, Tiffany Pooley, Tegan Martin, Tracey Bridle, Yasmin Miller and Nicola Massey and her husband, Malcom, will […]

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Eco-inspired carnival float raises £1,000+ for adults with learning disabilities

Nancy Platts Posted on 13/07/202314/07/2023

Paper-mâché bees and ‘bee bombs’ adorned the carnival float

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Real Voices: Succeeding at work with a learning disability

Lizzie Lewis Posted on 18/06/202303/07/2023

In this week’s Real Voices, a young adult with learning disabilities describes her struggle to find employment that could accommodate her needs.

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Learning disabled adults in Wales meet local MP

Louise Akers Posted on 14/06/202313/06/2023

Mark Tami, MP for Alun and Deeside, visited two supported employment initiatives and a day centre, run by national learning disability charity Hft, last Friday to learn about the varied work the charity carries out to support people with a learning disability within his constituency in Flintshire, Wales. A thriving café in Deeside Enterprise Centre, […]