Community Care is campaigning for people with learning disabilities to have the same chances in life as everyone else. The chance to:
1. Have their own place
2. Get a job
3. Play a full part in the community
We aim to:
Raise employers' awareness of the potential of people with learning disabilitiesEncourage those local authorities who are lagging behind to speed up their efforts to roll out direct payments
Press for learning disability partnership boards to be given increased powers and a proper budget
Urge primary care trusts to move faster in getting people out of NHS campuses and into supported living
Urge that supported living is rolled out to more people and is adequately resourced
Lobby for more support for parents/carers with learning disabilities
Promote a Wanless-style review to set out what services are needed by people with learning disabilities and how much they will cost
Latest campaign news
Valuing People follow-up heralds council takeover of NHS functions
The Social Work Blog: Valuing People Now: Is it all a lot of hot air?
Healthcare Commission damns NHS learning disabilities services
Learning disabilities hate crime is “hidden”, parliament told
Naomi Eisenstadt: Councils must prioritise social exclusion targets
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