Learning disability stories

‘It feels like being shot in the heart’ – living with anxiety and a learning disability

This Mental Health Awareness Week (15-21 May), learning disability charity Hft is raising awareness of anxiety in learning disabled adults.

Local woman celebrates her love of the Spice Girls

Lifelong music lover and local woman Dionne recently enjoyed a night of music by her favourite band – the Spice Girls.

Hft joins the Big Help Out in Bristol

To mark King Charles’ Coronation, staff from learning disability charity Hft volunteered at a local supported living service, putting their painting and DIY skills to the test.

Learning disabled people embrace sun, rain and soil at Saffron Acres

Inclusivity for learning disabled artists is at the heart of Hft’s first art exhibition

Hft’s housing staff rally together in Bristol for the Big Help Out

Toolkit launched in North Wales to advise companies on employing learning disabled adults

Mountains still to be climbed to enable social care to deliver the outcomes people deserve

Hft offers free support and advice service for carers of learning disabled people

Hft’s Family Carer Support Service has helped a family change their garden into a driveway to support their relative’s needs.

Brothers continue the family tradition as they tackle the 2023 TCS London Marathon in aid of Hft