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Easy Read Guide to Voting #Vote19 (Mencap)
Thanks to Mencap for this complete easy read guide to Voting. This important document covers all of the following: Download here: Guide to voting 2019 (1)
Register to Vote for 12th December (Easy Read)
Thanks to easy-read-online for preparing and sharing this important info about registering to vote! Easy-read-online write: The Electoral Commission says that about 9.4million people in the UK are not properly registered to vote. Many of these will be people with a...
Human rights of many people with a learning disability and/or autism are being breached in mental health hospitals
Human Rights Joint Select Committee report today says again the abuses children & young people are experiencing in the mental health system. It states that "Families of those with learning disabilities and/or autism must be recognised as human rights defenders"...
Ticketmaster makes ‘huge step forward’ for disabled music fans
For years, deaf and disabled music fans have faced huge barriers when it comes to booking concert tickets. Whether it's the requirement to call premium rate help lines, or having to provide evidence of their disabilities, the experience has put many fans off. Now...
‘It’s a human right’: the campaign for learning disabled people’s love lives
Great article about #SupportedLoving in the Guardian today. As Pam says in the article “Relationships are important because they give you a life companion,” she says. “You can share things and cuddle up.” (Pam My Life My Choice) We love playing our part in bringing...
Vote on December 12th. The voices of people with learning disabilities need to be heard!
Yesterday the government called a #GeneralElection19 and we think the voices of people with learning disabilities need to be heard! My Life My Choice have written an easy read blog to help people with learning disabilities register to vote! Please make sure you...
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