Are you an unpaid carer in Wales?
Have you asked for support from your council?
Track The Act wants to know if your rights are being upheld.
Share your experience anonymously 👇
www.surveyhero.com/c/TrackTheAc...
There is an Easy Read form for people with a learning disability to register here: forms.office.com/e/r9uG8695yk
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Monday 16 March - Venue Cymru, Llandudno. 10am-1:30pm
Register to attend here: forms.office.com/e/JkWwGsFQL7
Friday 20 March - Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground, Cardiff. 10am-1:30pm
Register to attend here: forms.office.com/e/AEjC47DHC0
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@improvementcymru.bsky.social are holding 2 important events next week about Annual Health Checks.
The events will:
- launch the first draft of the 'Once for Wales Annual Health Check Pathway'.
- share updates on the progress of Annual Health Checks
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New Easy Read resources from @improvementcymru.bsky.social about bowel health for people with a learning disability.
Information includes healthy eating, drinking fluids, being active, taking medicine, managing constipation, and bowel screening.
performanceandimprovement.nhs.wales/functions/qu...
With the Senedd election on 7 May, it is important to know what you can vote for and how to register to vote.
This #WelcomeToYourVote Week (9 - 15 March), take a look @electoralcommission.org.uk information to find out more about how to register:
www.electoralcommission.org.uk/resources/re...
@ndwales.bsky.social is hosting 2 free online events marking Neurodiversity Celebration Week.
16 March 10am-12pm: Why We Need a Neuroinclusive Society
20 March 10am-12pm: How We Create a Neuroinclusive Society
To book your free place, visit:
neurodivergencewales.org/en/news/neur...
Wythnos i fynd! Rydym wrth ein bodd yn cael enillydd Gwobr Cerddoriaeth Cymru, Gareth Bonello yn perfformio yn Cymru i Bawb – ein digwyddiad hygyrch a gyd-ddyluniwyd ar gyfer pobl ag anabledd dysgu.
Archebwch eich lle AM DDIM: www.ldw.org.uk/cy/event/cym...
1 week to go! We're thrilled to have Welsh Music Prize winner Gareth Bonello playing at Wales for Everyone - our accessible, co-designed event for people with a learning disability.
Wed 4 March, 10am - 5pm. The Canopi, Cardiff. Book your FREE place: www.ldw.org.uk/event/wales-...
Ombudsman Wales has launched a public consultation on its draft Strategic Plan for 2026-2029. The plan says what the Ombudsman's priorities will be for the next 3 years.
An Easy Read version (made by @easyreadwales.bsky.social) is also available.
Closes 31 March.
www.ombudsman.wales/ombudsman-co...
Business Wales are offering free Social Model of Disability Webinars.
The sessions are delivered by the Welsh Government’s team of Disabled People’s Employment Champions who each have lived experience of being disabled or caring for a disabled person.
businesswales.gov.wales/news-and-blo...
Important survey for people in Cardiff from the Cardiff and Vale Learning Disability Network.
They are asking for people to complete the Learning Disabilities part of the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Population Needs Assessment (PNA).
participate.cavrpb.org/shine-together
2 wythnos i fynd!
Dathlwch Gymru yn eich ffordd chi ar Ddydd Gŵyl Dewi! Digwyddiad hygyrch i bobl ag anabledd dysgu - cerddoriaeth, celf, iaith Gymraeg, stori‑ddweud a chymuned. Croeso i bawb.
4 Mawrth 10yb-5yp Caerdydd. Archebwch eich lle AM DDIM nawr:https://www.ldw.org.uk/cy/event/cymru-i-bawb/
2 weeks to go!
Celebrate Wales your way this St David’s Day! An accessible, co‑designed event for people with a learning disability - music, art, Welsh language, storytelling + community. Croeso i bawb.
Wed 4 March 10am-5pm Cardiff. Book your FREE place:
www.ldw.org.uk/event/wales-...
.@bild.org.uk are running a webinar to launch their new coproduction tool on 5 March at 12:30pm.
The Working Together Checker is designed to help organisations and individuals plan, review and achieve better coproduction.
Register to attend: www.bild.org.uk/WTCWeb
#Coproduction
New National Guidance and Standards have been published to reinforce the vital role of the Health Equality Framework+ in tackling health inequalities for adults with a learning disability.
performanceandimprovement.nhs.wales/functions/qu...
Happy New Year to everyone celebrating the Chinese New Year 🏮🧧 🐉🎆
Celebrate Wales your way this St David’s Day! An accessible, co‑designed event for people with a learning disability - music, art, Welsh language, storytelling + community. Croeso i bawb.
4 March, 10am - 5pm. The Canopi, Cardiff. Book your free place www.ldw.org.uk/event/wales-...
@ategi.bsky.social
Dathlwch Gymru yn eich ffordd chi ar Ddydd Gŵyl Dewi! Digwyddiad hygyrch i bobl ag anabledd dysgu - cerddoriaeth, celf, iaith Gymraeg, stori‑ddweud a chymuned. Croeso i bawb.
Dydd Mercher 4 Mawrth. Y Canopi, Caerdydd. Archebwch eich lle am ddim nawr
www.ldw.org.uk/cy/event/cym...
@ategi.bsky.social
Celebrate Wales your way this St David’s Day! An accessible, co‑designed event for people with a learning disability - music, art, Welsh language, storytelling + community. Croeso i bawb.
4 March, 10am-5pm. The Canopi, Cardiff
www.ldw.org.uk/event/wales-...
Dathlwch Gymru yn eich ffordd chi ar Ddydd Gŵyl Dewi! Digwyddiad hygyrch i bobl ag anabledd dysgu -cerddoriaeth, celf, iaith Gymraeg, stori‑ddweud a chymuned. Croeso i bawb.
Dydd Mercher 4 Mawrth, 10yb-5yh. The Canopi, Caerdydd.
www.ldw.org.uk/cy/event/cym...
Heddiw rydym wedi cyhoeddi ein maniffesto cyn etholiad y Senedd ym mis Mai.
Cliciwch y ddolen i ddarllen am 8 mater allweddol yr ydym yn credu y mae angen i Senedd nesaf Cymru fynd i'r afael â nhw i wella bywydau pobl ag anabledd dysgu a'u teuluoedd: www.ldw.org.uk/cy/anabledd-...
We have today published our manifesto ahead of the Senedd election in May.
Click the link to read about 8 key issues we believe need to be addressed by the next Welsh Parliament to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and their families: www.ldw.org.uk/learning-dis...
This is the central message of From Hospitals to Homes, produced by the Stolen Lives Task and Finish Group, in collaboration with the Senedd’s Learning Disability Ministerial Advisory Group.
nation.cymru/feature/peop...
A “human rights scandal” is unfolding in Wales. People with learning disabilities and autistic people, including children, are being locked away in hospitals with no clear medical reason, largely because the care and support they need in the community is not available
nation.cymru/feature/peop...
.NAS Cymru is calling on the next Welsh Government to introduce an Autism and Learning Disability Bill to end the unnecessary detention of autistic people and people with learning disabilities, saying the move would also save taxpayers millions.
nation.cymru/news/call-fo...
The aim includes Wales being a ‘Carer Aware’ nation. This means carers of all ages, from all communities, and including disabled carers, are able to access information that is appropriate to them in their local area when they need it.
www.gov.wales/draft-nation...
It identifies 8 priorities, including better recognition for carers, ensuring young carers do not have too much responsibility, improving access to respite, and improving well-being support.
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Welsh Government is consulting on a Draft National Strategy for Unpaid Carers 2026, where unpaid carers are recognised earlier and treated as partners in the planning for the person they care for.
www.gov.wales/wales-vision...
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"The letter is ableist, and this has to be addressed seriously to ensure that children in Merthyr Tydfil are given the very best education that responds to their needs.”
www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/news/childre...
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