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One of the oldest women in the world with Down Syndrome celebrates life to the full on WDSD

March 21, 2024

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One of the oldest women in the world with Down Syndrome celebrates life to the full on WDSD

A 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.

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The Government must prioritise, and listen to, disabled people, says Hft

The Government must prioritise, and listen to, disabled people, says Hft

The 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.

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Learning disabled adults take on world’s fastest zip wire to raise money for local friendship service

March 15, 2024

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Learning disabled adults take on world’s fastest zip wire to raise money for local friendship service

A 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.

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“A stark but realistic picture”, says Hft in response to The King’s Fund’s Social Care 360

“A stark but realistic picture”, says Hft in response to The King’s Fund’s Social Care 360

Hft 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.

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Hft calls for parity of the adult social care workforce with the NHS as key to a general election manifesto

Hft calls for parity of the adult social care workforce with the NHS as key to a general election manifesto

In 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.

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The challenges facing learning disabled women this International Women’s Day

March 7, 2024

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The challenges facing learning disabled women this International Women’s Day

Women 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.

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Adult social care remains last in the queue in Chancellor’s Spring Budget

Adult social care remains last in the queue in Chancellor’s Spring Budget

The 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.

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Hft welcomes review into autism employment

Hft welcomes review into autism employment

Hft, 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.

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Bedfordshire Lord-Lieutenant opens refurbished lounges to enable learning disabled adults to live their best lives

February 27, 2024

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Bedfordshire Lord-Lieutenant opens refurbished lounges to enable learning disabled adults to live their best lives

Two 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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Man’s generosity makes the day of a group of learning disabled adults from Bishop’s Stortford

February 27, 2024

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Man’s generosity makes the day of a group of learning disabled adults from Bishop’s Stortford

An exceptionally kind gentleman made a group of learning disabled people and their support workers extremely happy last Friday when he unexpectedly paid for their lunch.

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