Over 60% of adults surveyed in the UK believe the political agenda does not prioritise the needs of learning disabled adults, while “a lack of funding” and “unchanging attitudes among the public” are preventing learning disabled people from living the best life possible.
Read MoreA Devon woman with Down Syndrome is the embodiment of the theme for World Down Syndrome Day today – “End The Stereotypes” – as she lives life to the full in her 78th year.
Read MoreThe Government’s actions do not align with its words, as evidenced by the absence of a UK government minister at the United Nations (UN) hearing on the Government’s violations of disabled people’s rights under the UN Convention on the Right of Disabled Persons.
Read MoreA group of learning disabled adults from Cheshire and Merseyside are preparing to take on the world’s fastest zip wire to raise money for a local friendship service run by Hft. With the support of Hft and generous donations, the group is determined to make this opportunity one that’s accessible to everyone.
Read MoreHft has responded to this year’s Social Care 360 report, released today by The King’s Fund, saying it reaffirms the extensive challenges facing the adult social care sector and the need for immediate action to alleviate pressure.
Read MoreIn response to Community Integrated Care’s Unfair to Care report, Hft calls for parity of the adult social care workforce with the NHS as key to a general election manifesto.
Read MoreWomen with a learning disability experience double discrimination simply for being a woman and having a learning disability. This International Women’s Day, Hft is calling for greater recognition of the additional challenges learning disabled women face, calling out discrimination and encouraging inclusion.
Read MoreThe absence of any nod to adult social care in today’s Spring Budget is highly disappointing and yet another indication that our sector, those who work within it, and those who draw upon it, remain at the back of the queue.
Read MoreHft, the learning disability charity, has welcomed the Buckland Review on Autism Employment, which puts forward concrete recommendations to ensure that work is accessible to, and inclusive of, autistic people.
Read MoreTwo refurbished lounges at a supported living service in Hitchin Road, Shefford, which have helped to change the culture and social inclusion of the learning disabled adults who live there, have been officially opened by HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Susan Lousada.
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