Elaine James
@ElaineLJames
Social Worker, public servant, Practice-Based Leadership Fellow @NIHRSSCR & co-author of @SWCatsR
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So distracted at the mo, I'm forgetting about this fab opportunity to join our wonderful Learning Disabilities & Autism at Manchester Met group as a Third Century Research Fellow... manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/third-cen…
🗳️ With a UK General Election approaching, we’re proud to have worked with partners to develop guidance for social workers to support adults with learning disabilities to vote.
📲 Download the practice guide for free here: new.basw.co.uk/policy-and-pra…
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On Thursday 9th May on Microsoft teams there will be a talk about personal health budgets that are used to create personalised care.
Email [email protected] for the teams link or scan the code on the poster below. #autism #ADHD Leeds Autism AIM
Dr Gill Loomes-Quinn
#MDICAC2024 at the University of Bradford!
Roundtable Discussion: 'Loosing the Hierarchies and Embracing Intersectionality'
23rd May, 9am to 5pm at University of Bradford of Bradford, Norcroft Centre. Book your free ticket today eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-diver…
Meet our esteemed panellists:
'Euthanasia in Canada is becoming a solution to the problems of a failed social care and medical care system'
Actress and disability rights campaigner Liz Carr has been a vocal opponent of assisted dying for more than a decade and spoke to #BBCBreakfast about a documentary she…
💬 NEW INTERVIEW: BASW England Professional Officer, Denise Monks recently spoke to Community Care reflecting on her work providing specialist support to parents with learning disabilities, and why it’s needed now as much as ever.
🔗 Read in full: communitycare.co.uk/2024/05/01/thi…
Do you work with young people with additional needs? Check out our free online festival which spotlights a range of learning and reflections from our #TimetoTalkNextSteps programme. Take a look at the sessions. You can join as many as you like...
ndti.org.uk/events/tttns-o…
Social work students and apprentices in the UK - send in your #SWUAssignment entry by 16th June 2024 for the chance to win one of four £500 grants. Find all details, meet this year's markers, and see previous winning essays on our website: swu-union.org.uk/2024/04/meet-t… BASWstudents 🌟
This week marks the 13th anniversary of the Steven Neary legal case that effectively brought the language of human rights into the lives of people with learning disabilities and autistic people. It also provided the impetus for the birth of Rightful Lives.
We asked Mark Neary…
I took my 18-year-old learning disabled daughter to vote for the first time - here's what happened #EveryVoteCounts #VotingForAll leicestermercury.co.uk/news/real-life…
If you ever wonder, I'm only 1 vote, will it make a difference? The last 48 hours are hard evidence every vote matters
Thank you Jade Frankie Addinall Clare Reeves 🦋🌳❤️🤍 Rumbidzai Mashavave Hamza Madni
Now for the Big One 2024
#PromotetheVote
I’m blind & I just had to say my voting choices out loud in the middle of my polling station.
Voting is inaccessible for many blind & visually impaired people.
Blind citizens deserve accessible, private & independent participation in democracy.
#DogsAtPollingStations