Learning Disability Week
The Write Way?
By Andrew Moodie “Most writers will probably tell you that the best way to learn how to write is to…
The Goldfish & The Bearded Dragon – Poem
How can you paint a rainbow with only black and white? How can you feel connected if no one asks…
Leading to change: Leading to C-Change
William did not have a choice.
He was bundled up and passed over to a new provider, along with others.
Leading The Change: Living life to a different beat
Ninian spent a lot of time in hospital. Not the type of hospital that heals you; the kind that people lived in for years and years, a long stay institution.
Coronavirus and the mighty teacher
I was walking around Kelvingrove Park, avoiding everyone, with B and Scout (my dog) as the sun began to set,…
Lead to Change: Caught in the riptide
There is an assumption that health and social care support is inherently good or, at worst, benign. Such a scarce…
Alec’s Story – How we can all listen and learn
Alec had been supported to move out of Merchiston Hospital into a group home. He tried to get out of the house and went through an upstairs window. It was the only route available to him, the doors were locked. He hurt himself, he was deemed too risky, he was returned to hospital.
Leading to Change: In honour of JP, Dates-n-Mates Scotland National Director
In its 15th year as a project of C-Change, Dates-n-Mates launched as an independent charity on the 1st April 2023. It is Scotland’s first national dating and friendship organisation run by and for people with learning disabilities.
John Paul Moffat, JP to those who know him well, is a founding Director, who has guided the project from the beginning, ensuring members’ will and preferences inform all that Dates-n-Mates does.
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Scottish Learning Disability Week 2023
This year’s week takes place from Monday 1st – Sunday 7th May 2023.
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Scottish Learning Disability Week celebrates the rich contribution that people with learning disabilities make to society.
This year’s theme is ‘Lead to Change’.
Human rights in everyday life…
The people we work for exercise their human rights every day, by choosing what makes a good life for them.…