📢 Exciting announcement 📢
Co-production and You, our flagship course, is now open for booking onto our January 2026 cohort! This 12 week online course will deepen your knowledge and allow you to reflect on your practice. Find out more and book now as there are limited spaces 👉 buff.ly/Bede6gA

Bold white text on a dark blue background that reads: Disabled people are not the problem. Barriers are. DW's logo is place in the top right corner.

We'll just leave this reminder here:

Disabled people are not the problem. Barriers are.

👉 Want to learn how to remove them? Start with our Social Model Toolkit: https://www.disabilitywales.org/resources/

#SocialModel #DisabilityRights #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

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

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

Dr Dawn Cavanagh and Self Advocate Sophie Hinksman paid tribute to the late Dr Hefin David on his cross party work alongside Sioned Williams AS/MS I would like to personally like to thank Sophie for reading out my tribute to Hefin.

"Bringing leaderships together, partnerships is essential Wales is a small nation however moving forward we can build as sectors working closely together.

Building relationships is not an overnight process, collaboration with communities is so important, Wales can lead on this @ldwales.bsky.social

Today was an excellent event very thought provoking, one presentation highlighted that "There needs to be a voice which brings research and people together. Research needs to stop with regards to gathering data but to pull out bits which has already been collected and learn from them". 1/2

We are delighted to share that Gambinga Gambinga, Equity Officer (Race and Mental Health) at Sheffield African Caribbean Mental Health Association, will be speaking at the RRN Conference in November.

Join us in Liverpool or online. Book your place now: www.restraintreductionnetwork.org/RRNConf25

Andrew Dickinson, Chief Dental Officer who chaired today’s event very inspring to hear a variety of presentations and speakers @senedd.wales @ldwales.bsky.social

Very much looking forward to attending the @senedd.wales event tomorrow which is looking at Celebrating inclusivity research in Wales, I am attending as part of my policy role at @ldwales.bsky.social

Exciting news!

SATV is back on 26.9.25

There’ll be the usual chit chat, themes, guest speakers and a quiz

This year, we'll be doing the quiz differently.

We’ll keep a record of your quiz points every month and there will be a prize at the end of the year for the member with the most points!

Men are 3x more likely to die by suicide. In Wales, male rate was 22.0 per 100k in 2023; highest in men 30–34 (37.6 per 100k).
📊 Samaritans Cymru/ONS
👉 SHARE group: Weds 3:30–5pm
📧 share@mhmwales.org

Rhian Jones is speaking to a room full of people next to a presentation screen showing the logo of the Good Life Alliance.

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

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.

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

Julie Sheldon, Associate Tutor on the RRN’s Diploma Practice Leadership in Trauma Informed Practice shares her reflections on the course and the importance of trauma informed working:

www.restraintreductionnetwork.org/tip-associat...

Apply for the next cohort by 2 October.

All prepped and ready for today CoP Behaviour of Concern at the helm with my side kick Paula Thomas #stayconnected #cochairing #restrivepractices @improvementcymru.bsky.social

Overnight stop at the Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod Wells ready for the @improvementcymru.bsky.social CoP Behaviour of Concern tomorrow absolutely thrilled to be co chairing this with Paula Thomas 12 months into the role tomorrow throughly looking forward to it

Applications for the next cohort of our Certificate and Diploma level qualifications in Reducing Restrictive Practices close on Monday 15 September!

For more information on both qualifications and how to apply, visit www.restraintreductionnetwork.org/qualificatio

Young people to get £1 bus fares across Wales From 1 September, single fares will cost £1 and a full day pass will cost £3 for those aged 16 to 21.

🚍 £1 Bus Fare Pilot for Young People in Wales 🚍

ColegauCymru welcomes the Welsh Government’s new £1 bus fare scheme - a positive step to make college more affordable and accessible.

Unlimited day travel will also be available for just £3 from September.

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The UK Government are testing their new emergency alert system at 3:00pm on Sunday 7 September Get an Easy Read guide here: http://bit.ly/47LD3dh

Mae Llywodraeth y DU yn profi eu system rhybudd brys newydd am 3:00pm ddydd Sul 7 Medi Ganllaw Hawdd ei Ddeall yma: http://bit.ly/47h3QhG

Please share - The UK government will send an Emergency Alert test to all mobile phones across the UK at 3pm on Sunday 7 September 2025. Get our Easy Read guides in English bit.ly/47LD3dh and Welsh bit.ly/47h3QhG #EasyRead #AccessibilityMatters

Learner travel operational guidance 2025 - ColegauCymru The Welsh Government is consulting on the draft second edition of the Learner Travel Operational Guidance. The draft guidance 2025 makes changes to the first edition of the guidance which was…

🚍 Learner travel must never be a barrier to education.

ColegauCymru has responded to the Welsh Government’s consultation on the Learner Travel Operational Guidance 2025, calling for fair, consistent support for all post-16 learners.

Room packed to the rafters at @allwalespeople1st.bsky.social #LDADFEST2025

Elevenses with Gerraint is back this Friday. It's about Benefits and Support and the proposed welfare reform. Here's some Easy Read information about the proposed changes shorturl.at/a4olm
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Equal Power Equal Voice returns! Do NOT miss this fantastic opportunity to join our team delivering a highly successful and outstanding initiative achieving diversity in public life @disabilitywales.bsky.social

Daryl smiling and holding a GoPro camera

A wildlife camera strapped to an ivy covered tree with 2 people looking at and pressing buttons

4 people in a forest clearing crouched down looking at a laptop

A night vision camera photo of a fox

Thanks to a donation of GoPros & wildlife cameras from #GVS, we have been able to start capturing hidden nature around #PorthkerryPark throughout the seasons. Thank you also to our fantastic volunteers and participants for their input and enthusiasm so far! #GlamorganVoluntaryServices

Spoken today at the Showcase Disability Academic event at Cardiff University, giving statistics and the profound legacy from Engage to Change

It shows with the right support anything is achievable it’s about job aspirations and having the backing to decide what you want for your future not having a professional telling you what you should do! #HappyAutismDay #SelfAdvocacy #RightSupport #JobAspirations 2/2

I have always been grateful that I have had a supported family and friends network, but through my supported colleagues, CEO’s and very supportive like managers I never in a million years thought I would be where I am today. 1/2

Stolen Lives, activism and the role of academia in defending human rights The Learning Disability & Autism Research Group at Manchester Met welcome guest speaker Dr Dawn Cavanagh.

Speaking about Stolen Lives at MMU on April 9th.

In person and online.

You can sign up here.

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Active Travel Act Guidance We're updating the Active Travel Act Guidance and we need your input to help. What is the Active Travel Act Guidance? The Active Travel Act Guidance is a document published by the Welsh Government to ...

What are your views on the Active Travel Act Guidance?

Transport for Wales wants to hear from you as part of its research on Active Travel experiences.

Your feedback will directly inform the changes TFW make, shaping the future of active travel in Wales.
haveyoursay.tfw.wales/active-trave...

Engage to Change - Question time YouTube video by Learning Disability Wales

All party support for a National Job coaching model in the room today. Join us online to hear more from @gerraintgriff.bsky.social

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