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Mae Anabledd Dysgu Cymru yn chwilio am 1 ymddiriedolwr newydd i ymuno â’n bwrdd ymddiriedolwyr cyfeillgar a gweithgar - Anabledd Dysgu Cymru

Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · 1d

Rydym yn chwilio am 1 ymddiriedolwr newydd i ymuno â’n bwrdd cyfeillgar a gweithgar. Mae gennym swydd wag ar gyfer cynrychiolwyr o sefydliad darparwyr cymorth i deuluoedd neu cyflogaeth â chymorth. Dysgwch fwy a gwnewch gais ar ein gwefan erbyn 17 Hydref www.ldw.org.uk/cy/new-trust...

Ydych chi eisiau gwneud gwahaniaeth a helpu i wneud Cymru y wlad orau yn y byd i bobl ag anabledd dysgu fyw, dysgu, caru a gweithio ynddi? Os ydych wedi ymrwymo i’n gwerthoedd ac mae gennych brofiad b...

Hate hurts Wales | GOV.WALES

Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · 2d

You can also find helpful resources at the Hate Hurts Wales website:
- How to report a hate crime
- How to support a victim of hate crime
- Info about the Wales Hate Support Centre (run by Victim Support) which is an alternative to calling the police
www.gov.wales/hate-hurts-w...

Hate has no home in Wales.

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Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · 2d

This week is Hate Crime Awareness Week and the theme for 2025 is Disability Hate Crime.

Mencap has easy read information on their website about hate crime:
www.mencap.org.uk/easyread/inf...

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Information about hate crime

Hate crime A hate crime A crime is when someone does something wrong and breaks the law Laws are the rules that everyone in the country has to follow. If you don't follow the rules you can get in trou...

www.mencap.org.uk

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EasyReadWales @easyreadwales.bsky.social · 9d

Learning Disability Wales are looking for a new trustee! Join the friendly, hardworking board @ldwales.bsky.social and help make Wales a place where everyone is valued and included. Find out more and apply www.ldw.org.uk/new-trustee-... #CharityJobs #Trustee #Inclusion #Wales

Learning Disability Wales is looking for a new trustee to join our friendly and hardworking board of trustees - Learning Disability Wales

Do you want to make a difference and help make Wales the best country in the world for people with a learning disability to live, learn, love and work? If you are committed to our values and have live...

Wales programme - Family Fund

Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · 3d

Due to limited funding, the Wales grant programme will only be open between noon on Monday 6 October, and Monday 3 November 2025.
Eligible families are encouraged to apply online as soon as possible. Check out Family Fund's website for more details: familyfund.org.uk/grants/schem... 2/2

Discover the range of essential grants we can provide to families living in Wales raising a disabled, or seriously ill, child on low income.

familyfund.org.uk

Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · 3d

Family Fund has grants for families in Wales raising a disabled or seriously ill child aged under 18, and who are living on a low income.
Grant items include family breaks, outdoor play equipment, games, sensory toys, and technology for your child.
familyfund.org.uk/grants/schem... 1/2

Wales programme - Family Fund

Discover the range of essential grants we can provide to families living in Wales raising a disabled, or seriously ill, child on low income.

familyfund.org.uk

Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · 13d

Mae #LlywodraethCymru yn gofyn am adborth ar sut y gellid cynnig a rheoli taliadau uniongyrchol ym maes iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol yng Nghymru yn y dyfodol.

Os hoffech ymateb, gwnewch hynny erbyn dydd Mercher 8 Hydref.

www.llyw.cymru/rheoliadau-a...

2 berson yn gwenu gyda graffig o nodiadau £20. Mae'r testun yn darllen 'Defnyddio taliadau uniongyrchol ar gyfer Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol: Rydyn ni eisiau gwybod beth rydych chi'n feddwyl'

Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · 13d

The #WelshGovernment is asking for feedback on how direct payments in health and social care could be offered and managed in Wales in future.

If you have any experience in this area, please respond to the consultation by Weds 8 October.

www.gov.wales/proposed-reg...

2 people smiling with an image of £20 notes. The text says "Using direct payments for Health and Social Care: We want to know what you think.'

Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · 21d

Mark Isherwood MS shares his support for the Stolen Lives Homes Not Hospitals campaign and the need for better support in the community to prevent the hospitalisation of people with a learning disability and move people back into the community #GoodLifeAlliance #HomesNotHospitals

Mark Isherwood MS speaking at the Good Life Alliance event at the Senedd

Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · 21d

Dawn Cavanagh shares her son Jack's story from the trauma of being locked away in an inappropriate hospital setting where he experienced restraint & seclusion to moving into his own home in the community where he's now living a full happy life #GoodLifeAlliance #HomesNotHospitals

Dawn Cavanagh shares her son's story at the Good Life Alliance event at the Senedd

Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · 21d

Cross Party Group on Learning Disability Chair Sioned Williams MS talks passionately about the impact of the Stolen Lives Homes Not Hospitals protest and why it's important to keep fighting to get people with learning disabilities out of long stay hospitals #GoodLifeAlliance

Sioned Williams MS speaking at the Good Life Alliance event at the Senedd

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Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · 21d

Sophie Hinksman and Dawn Cavanagh opening the Good Life Alliance event in the Senedd with a tribute to the late Hefin David MS who supported the Stolen Lives campaign to get people with a learning disability out of long stay hospitals #GoodLifeAlliance #HomesNotHospitals

Sophie Hinksman and Dawn Cavanagh speaking at the Senedd

Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · 28d

Celebrating inclusivity in research in Wales event at the Senedd organised by Health and Care Research Wales. Chief Medical Officer for Wales Isabel Oliver opens the event talking about the importance of research equity and inclusion.

Chief Medical Officer for Wales Isabel Oliver opens the event at the Senedd

Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · Sep 11

We are pleased to see @bbccymruwales.bsky.social sharing easy English and easy Welsh news stories for the first time. Our @easyreadwales.bsky.social team produced a guide called "Ask for Easy Read" that explains what Easy Read is and how to ask for it. www.ldw.org.uk/easy-read-as...

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Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · Sep 10

Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · Sep 10

Final presentation of the day by Rhian Jones (CEO of Drive and a valued member of our board of trustees) is about the new Good Life Alliance group campaigning to bring people with a learning disability out of long stay hospitals and back into the community goodlife.wales

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Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · Sep 10

Today we're at the @improvementcymru.bsky.social Community of Practice on Behaviours of Concern. Mandy Hartland from Swansea Bay UHB is talking about new elearning on Positive Behaviour Support that we helped them to coproduce with people with learning disabilities #PBS

Mandy Hartland from Swansea Bay University Health Board talking to a room full of people next to a presentation screen showing the aims of the elearning.

Early deaths of people with learning disabilities 'shocking'

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STUART TODD @stuarttodd01.bsky.social · Sep 9

Very important piece on BBC news Wales- if we were to take ending premature mortality of people with learning disabilities in Wales to be a sole ambition what would happen next? eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

People with learning disabilities die 20 years earlier than others.

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Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · Sep 9

Oeddech chi'n gwybod nad yw pobl ag anabledd dysgu yn byw cyhyd ag y dylent?

Yng Nghymru mae'r rhan fwyaf o bobl ag anabledd dysgu yn marw tua 67 oed. Mae hyn oherwydd eu bod yn cael gofal iechyd gwaeth na phobl eraill.

Stori lawn @bbcwales.bsky.social yma:
www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...

Anableddau dysgu: Bywydau 'ddim mor bwysig i ni fel cymdeithas'

Mae angen gwneud mwy i fynd i'r afael â marwolaethau cynnar ymhlith pobl ag anableddau dysgu, medd ymgyrchwyr.

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Early deaths of people with learning disabilities 'shocking'

Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · Sep 9

Did you know people with a learning disability don't live as long as they should?

In Wales most people with a learning disability die around age 67. This is because they get worse healthcare than other people.

Easy English @bbcwales.bsky.social available: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

People with learning disabilities die 20 years earlier than others.

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Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · Sep 4

Rydym yn chwilio am Lysgennad Prosiect i siarad â phobl am Ffrindiau Gig Cymru ac arwain ar gynllunio digwyddiadau cymdeithasol gyda chyfranogwyr. Gallwch ddod o hyd i wybodaeth hawdd ei deall am y swydd a sut i wneud cais ar ein gwefan: www.ldw.org.uk/cy/mae-ffrin...

Gig buddies Cymru North Wales Ambassador Recruitment Video

Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · Sep 4

Mae Ffrindiau Gig Cymru yn chwilio am 3 person newydd i ymuno â’n tîm yng ngogledd Cymru, gan gynnwys swydd newydd gyffrous i berson ag anabledd dysgu a/neu awtistiaeth. Gwyliwch fideo Richie i gael gwybod mwy am y swydd. www.youtube.com/shorts/hUxAI...

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Gig Buddies Cymru is looking for 3 new people to join our team in North Wales - Learning Disability Wales

Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · Sep 4

We are looking for a Project Ambassador to talk to people about Gig Buddies Cymru and lead on planning social events with participants. You can find easy read information about the job and how to apply on our website: www.ldw.org.uk/gig-buddies-...

We are delighted that Gig Buddies Cymru has received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to expand our work in North Wales over the next 3 years. To deliver this we are looking to recruit...

Gig buddies Cymru North Wales Ambassador Recruitment Video

Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social · Sep 4

Gig Buddies Cymru is looking for 3 new people to join the team in north Wales, including an exciting new job for a person with a learning disability and/or autism.

Watch Richie's video to find out more about the job. www.youtube.com/shorts/hUxAI...

YouTube video by Learning Disability Wales

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