by Paradigm | Feb 21, 2022 | Blog, News
The Support Work sector is in crisis. Even before the pandemic hit, organisations were reporting a growing gap between need for Support Workers and availability of workers to meet that need. How can we best tackle this crisis at a root cause level? Evidence suggests...
by Paradigm | Feb 10, 2021 | Blog, Gr8 Support Library, News, Paradigm Supporter, Reach Articles
Every week we are hearing stories of the horrendous impact of the Social Care Charges on the live of disabled people. This includes: charges increasing during Covid-19 Disability Related Expenses (DRE) previously paid, being refused financial assessments being carried...
by Paradigm | Aug 27, 2020 | Blog, Gr8 Support Library, News, Paradigm Supporter, Reach Articles
From the early days of lockdown, we were inspired by stories of #Gr8Support shared with us by members of the #Gr8SupportMovement, self-advocates, families and members of the community from across the UK! On the 18th March 2020, we decided to start sharing a story...
by Paradigm | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, Gr8 Support Library, News, Paradigm Supporter, Reach Articles
Published on 5th August 2020 by Paradigm, “Don’t ever call us ‘unskilled’ again” is a report that brings you the voices of 118 Support Workers (supporting people with a learning disability and/or autism) from across the UK. The report captures their experiences,...
by Paradigm | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog, Gr8 Support Library, News, Paradigm Supporter, Reach Articles
The Gr8 Chat & Brew is an initiative set up by Paradigm with Learning Disability England, Centre for Inclusive Futures and Your IT Now. It’s all about hosting group video calls that will keep people connected at a time when people are becoming increasingly...
by Paradigm | Oct 20, 2019 | Blog, Gr8 Support Library, News, Paradigm Supporter, Reach Articles
‘This powerful tool draws on the wisdom and contributions of many leading thinkers and activists who are passionate about improving the lives of people who have a learning disability. If all care and support providers applied these standards to their practice just...
