David Abbott Dr Dawn Cavanagh Janis Griffiths Welsh Parliament Dawn was magnificent-she did all parents and carers and people with learning disabilities proud. Was a privilege to stand with them and represent the LD. Consortium along with Mencap Cymru .

In many venues, this means restrictions on the number of tickets available to disabled people and the ability to only pay using a card which some people with a learning disability will not have access to.

The Wale Learning Disability Helpline will be open until 10pm tonight.

Staff will be on hand to answer any of your voting-related questions you might have.

#PoliceCrimeCommissionerElections

It's a very exciting day today as Wayne, External Affairs Officer, and Dot & Mike from Mencap Mon
will attend a reception with HM King Letsi III of Lesotho to talk about our 25-year link with Intellectual Disability & Autism Lesotho.

Young people and parents/carers are being asked to give their views about Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) or any other similar support.

You can take part in the survey, and find out more information, at:
hiw.org.uk/your-voice-mat…

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There is still time to sign up for our Creating Community History Event tomorrow.

We'll be sharing learning from our latest Cronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri Genedlaethol project, Citizen Curators, giving other organisations a sense of what to expect when running similar projects.

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You can find more information about the Stolen Lives campaign - including easy read information - on the campaign's website:

stolenlives.blog

Project Lead Hazel Lim sharing her personal story as a parent of an autistic child, how the CIWA Autism Projects Autism Project Outreach 'Find ME' began and why it is needed

We'll be at Pembrokeshire County Council's Social Care Job Fair on Tuesday 14th May between 10am and 2pm.

If you'd like to learn more about working for us come and say hello. ☺️

To register for free visit:
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Diolch Sioned Williams AS/MS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 for raising the Homes not Hospitals campaign in the Senedd, and for highlighting the powerful testimonies shared by families about their experience of this injustice.

#HomesNotHospitals #StolenLives

The petition has now passed 1,000 signatures. Keep sharing and keep signing.

People with a learning disability and autism should not be detained in hospitals simply because of a lack of adequate housing and support in communities.

petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2461…

Congratulations to our Community Partner in Tenby & Saunders foot, Joey on her commendation at the Social Care Wales Accolades today.

Learning disability is not a mental health issue.

Yet the new First Minister included learning disabilities under the portfolio for mental health.

This must be addressed without delay, and I explained why today in the Senedd.

Learning Disability Wales Mencap Cymru Disability Wales All Wales People 1st

Day services are being closed and re-designed with little input from those using them, or their families.

Help us get a better picture of the situation now by completing this short survey:

survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90653997/Wa…

One week since the protest. Enjoy the video. Link to the petition below. Please sign and share youtube.com/watch?v=vRpYdR…

Enough is enough. Disabled people are not the problem.

Last week the Prime Minister made a speech about so-called 'sicknote culture'. He also proposed major changes to disability benefits.

Today we're launching a petition in response to this full-on assault of disabled people.

Interested in how you can develop an oral history project? We're running a free online workshop on May 1st.

Sign up below.

Creating Community History

Date: Wed, May 1 • 13:00 BST

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Llongyfarchiadau, Michael on your 4th London Marathon!

Llongyfarchiadau to Lloyd Martin on his incredible achievement yesterday.

It is really important that as many people as possible sign this petition.

So, Please Sign The Petition-Doesn't take long. Thank you.

Petition: Stop the detention of learning-disabled and autistic children, young people and adults in hospitals. petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2461…