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The Society for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities and their Families
The Society for Children
and Adults with Learning Disabilities and their Families
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Overview
Rescare is a registered UK charity. It is not-for-profit organisation, run by families of people with learning disabilities, for people with learning disabilities and their families. The first-hand experiences of its committee and its staff gives Rescare a particular insight into the problems associated with learning disability, and especially into the pressures on family carers. Rescare always welcomes new members (Membership application details here).
Rescare runs a helpline five days a week, Monday to Friday, except on public holidays and between Christmas and New Year. The helpline is available during office hours – currently 9.00 am to 1.00 pm. Outside these hours, messages may be left on our answerphone. The helpline’s number is 0161 474 7323 (During Covid-19: Helpline number is 07904 403 721). To contact the helpline by email, please use the Contact Form on the Contact Us page.
Our Helpline – 0161 474 7323 (During Covid-19: Helpline number is 07904 403 721)
The helpline will attempt to reply to most questions relating to learning disability, and in particular to its impact on family carers; questions received often relate to health care, social care, education and housing provision. Note: we can give information on legislation relating to learning disability e.g. the Mental Capacity Act, the role of the Court of Protection, the Children and Families Act, the Care Act 2014, but cannot give specific legal advice.
Rescare also supports campaigns run by its members, and may endorse the campaigns of other organisations and charities as it sees appropriate. Rescare lobbies MPs, ministers and agencies such as the Law Commission on changes to legislation and policy, and responds to many consultations on issues relating to learning disability.
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The (in)accuracy of the 'learning disability register'. - Rescare
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Jo Whiley's story struck home – I was offered the vaccine before my severely disabled daughter
inews.co.uk
There is understatement, and then there is a ministerial statement on 'the learning disability register' in a Lords debate yesterday. Arriving at a headcount of people with a learning disability in the UK, or in the constituent nations, is no simple matter. But it's not made easier, when sets of data are held by various NHS departments , Social Service departments, the Department for Education and The Department for Work and Pensions....
www.rescare.org.uk/the-inaccuracy-of-the-learning-disability-register/
Seeking signatures.... change.org petition to Stop the closure of HFT residential facility at Furlong Close, Rowde
www.change.org/p/hft-and-wiltshire-council-stop-the-closure-of-hft-in-rowde
Journalist Sam Carlisle reacts to story of Jo Whiley and Frances, with the story of her own daughter, Elvi. inews.co.uk/opinion/jo-whiley-covid-19-vaccine-learning-disabilities-874778 Even angrier than Ian Rankin! "What this pandemic will leave me with is the lasting knowledge that the lives of people with learning disabilities just do not matter to those who run our country."
The Society for Children and Adults
with Learning Disabilities and their Families