A man was arrested after trying to kill himself and his learning-disabled son to reunite their family. Our arts correspondent Simon Jarrett watches a documentary on a difficult case that crosses legal and moral worlds. communitylivingmagazine.com/murderer-or-...

A change in support worker can be overwhelming – for all involved, not just the person getting the support – so it’s important it’s done well. Here’s how it’s worked for me communitylivingmagazine.com/shalim-ali-w...

Sound artist @rubycolleymusic.bsky.social has worked with her brother Paul, who is non-verbal, to create an album and performance piece. She talks to @sabasalman.com about transcending the norms of communication. communitylivingmagazine.com/more-than-wo...

Are you on the Learning Disability Register? You can only get an invite to a free Annual Health Check if you are. It’s held by GP surgeries to make sure people with learning disabilities and autistic people get the right support. Dimensions Easy Read guide to AHC: tinyurl.com/bdhxthe5

The first time I met award-winning actor and film director Otto Baxter, he told me that I was a “very old Hoover”. The comment was made in an upbeat, friendly tone after his first film’s London screening in 2023. @seankellyphotos.bsky.social communitylivingmagazine.com/villains-are...

A target about making sure people with learning disabilities get annual health checks has been dropped from NHS priority and planning guidance. Prof Chris Hatton @learningmet.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social communitylivingmagazine.com/chris-hatton...

The left-wing government in the UK and its right-wing US counterpart both have people with disabilities in their sights. @maryohara1.bsky.social talks to advocates, family members and professionals. communitylivingmagazine.com/red-austerit...

The process of finding an adult home for my daughter nearly broke me, says @samcarlisle.bsky.social with an obstructive care board, unscrupulous care home companies and being kept in the dark. communitylivingmagazine.com/tortuous-tra...

Myles Scriven: his needs were apparent but were not met, the coroner ruled. @georgejulian.bsky.social reports. communitylivingmagazine.com/lack-of-adju...

Families are being failed by a lack of SEND support - the system is woefully inadequate. @propjourn.bsky.social reports on EHCPs and tribunals. #SEND communitylivingmagazine.com/how-to-get-a...

With party conference season in full swing, here's one take from our cartoonist Robin Meader. communitylivingmagazine.com/meaders-view...

Despite new laws to give parent carers a break, support for disabled children over the summer break remains painfully limited and mothers in particular have to step in, says @shubhanna.bsky.social communitylivingmagazine.com/caring-doesn...

Applications open for PGCert course in meeting the medical needs of adults with learning disability. Relevant for any clinical specialty, and to doctors, senior nurses and AHPs. Fully funded for applicants from England #MedSky #LearningDisability share.google/XKbyOYTPxT1x...

New stories out now! As the risk to rights and access continues apace, meet those taking positive action. Here's @sabasalman.com intro to some of our latest stories. communitylivingmagazine.com/saba-salman-...

Easy Read: Autism and Paracetamol Did you see this resource from United Response? It explains in plain language how some people claimed that taking paracetamol during pregnancy might cause autism — and what the evidence actually shows. Read more here: tinyurl.com/bdhdmwpj

New stories out now! As the risk to rights and access continues apace, meet those taking positive action communitylivingmagazine.com With @maryohara1.bsky.social @propjourn.bsky.social @learningdiseng.bsky.social @seankellyphotos.bsky.social @samcarlisle.bsky.social @georgejulian.bsky.social

NEW stories out tomorrow Friday 3 Oct, including: - what's cooking - UK and US cuts @maryohara1.bsky.social - EHCP challenge @propjourn.bsky.social - accessible healthcare @learningdiseng.bsky.social - Barriers to Adult Life @samcarlisle.bsky.social communitylivingmagazine.com

This vital book by Prof Sara Ryan @sarasiobhan.bsky.social has just been launched, there’s a preview in our current issue communitylivingmagazine.com/when-neglect... and you can find out more here mmu.ac.uk/news-and-eve... @manmetuni.bsky.social

Front and Centre, by rights-based organisation Changing Our Lives, highlights the lives of 14 people with PMLD. The project uses family portraiture to share the stories of individuals whose voices are often unheard. #inclusion #learningdisability communitylivingmagazine.com/made-visible...

@iangoldsworthy.bsky.social The fact that I have to shave my 20-year-old son each morning astonishes people. Our morning routine requires a complicated choreography – and only I know the steps to this dance. communitylivingmagazine.com/ian-goldswor...

Health staff are being supported to improve care provided to autistic people in mental health services as part of a three-year, charity-run programme @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social reports @annafreudcharity.bsky.social communitylivingmagazine.com/mental-healt...

Del the pig is an invaluable partner to Tilley Milburn, speaking as the ‘voice of reason’ whether at home or on stage. @seankellyphotos.bsky.social finds out about the life and times of this unusual double act. communitylivingmagazine.com/i-would-be-n...

The latest from Community Living cartoonist Robin Meader Become part of our network with a subscription to our independent magazine communitylivingmagazine.com/subscribe/

The Care Quality Commission is charged with ensuring care providers are up to standard. @georgejulian.bsky.social describes what action it can take when concerns become apparent. communitylivingmagazine.com/when-the-reg...

A pub with a games room and cheap drinks. What more could you want? asks @hannahfearn.bsky.social communitylivingmagazine.com/lets-all-dri... @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social

What the right-wing US administration is doing to welfare could be expected – but it is galling that the more left-wing government in the UK is also savaging the benefits system. #WelfareReformBill @maryohara1.bsky.social communitylivingmagazine.com/mary-ohara-a...

📻 Looking forward to hearing our writer Simon Jarrett on R4 today at 3.30pm - talking about the history of learning disabilities. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

New issue is out - amid chaos, confusion and cuts to welfare, read about why we need more - not less - support, rights and advocacy. Featuring @hannahfearn.bsky.social @sabasalman.com @maryohara1.bsky.social @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social + more #WelfareReform communitylivingmagazine.com/saba-salman-...

New issue out tomorrow Friday 4 July - making the case for more - not less - care and support, rights, advocacy and a focus on festivals, pubs the arts and what helps people thrive. subscribe here ➡️ communitylivingmagazine.com/subscribe/

NEW issue out Friday 4 July - making the case for more -not less- care and support, rights,advocacy and a focus on festivals, pubs the arts and what helps people thrive. Featuring the words and work of @hannahfearn.bsky.social @georgejulian.bsky.social @maryohara1.bsky.social and more

@drlizherrieven.bsky.social has written a toolkit – the first of its kind – to help clinicians in hospital emergency departments to understand and communicate with learning disabled people. @sheffieldchildrens.bsky.social communitylivingmagazine.com/clear-contact-

www.seeability.org/news/seeability-releases-new-eye-care-film It gives all the key messages about people with learning disabilities being more likely to have a problem with their eyes, and busts some myths, including that anyone can have a sight test with the right adjustments.

Being relentlessly reassessed for benefits is traumatic, with assessors seen as dismissive, patronising and holding all the power. The system needs more than tweaking – it is rotten to the core. Prof Chris Hatton @manmetuni.bsky.social communitylivingmagazine.com/chris-hatton...

Presenting research in the form of a comic may seem unorthodox but it has proved to be an excellent way to display findings and send a message about who research is for. @drmkirby.bsky.social @purplepatcharts.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social communitylivingmagazine.com/comic-tale-o...

But 9pm is not a bedtime for an adult! We all need to get out and mix with people. Staring at four walls doesn’t help wellbeing or independence Shalim Ali: people need to know just how much social care involves communitylivingmagazine.com/shalim-ali-p...

Rachel Wallace checks on the quality of support services @certitude-support.bsky.social She tells @sabasalman.com about offering constructive feedback and why it’s great to work. communitylivingmagazine.com/reality-check/

A dreamscape of two future worlds A pastoral idyll or post-industrial desolation? Simon Jarrett sees future worlds expressed through dance How mannequins can come alive is good for dancers with learning disabilities to try as something new and not worry about looking different

Acute liaison nurses are there to help learning disabled patients and teach other staff in the hospital. The approach is to be extended and standardised across the country. @uhsussex.bsky.social communitylivingmagazine.com/nurses-on-yo...

Risks of hospital neglect revealed A man became ill as he was unable to call for help after his carer died – then poor care in hospital hastened his own death. And risks remain at the hospital, a coroner found. @georgejulian.bsky.social reports communitylivingmagazine.com/risks-of-hos...

Policies to improve inclusion in the US have been scrapped at the stroke of a presidential pen. The UK could follow suit, with disabled people easy targets @maryohara1.bsky.social - the fragility of hard-won progress is all too clear communitylivingmagazine.com/mary-ohara-t...

‘Not perfect, but we will get there’ Self-advocate champion Michael Edwards is optimistic and determined, having seen a lot of change The @mylifemychoice1.bsky.social founder talks to @seankellyphotos.bsky.social communitylivingmagazine.com/not-perfect-...

The latest from Community Living cartoonist Robin Meader Benefit cuts are dreaded and social care remains a low priority

A service is supporting parents to keep families together and children out of care. @hannahfearn.bsky.social describes its work. Elfrida’s advocacy service works to understand what parents need so they can engage in legal processes around their children communitylivingmagazine.com/family-valued/

The whole family – grandparents and siblings as well as parents – are being invited to get involved with a school, where they can also get support and advice, says @samcarlisle.bsky.social communitylivingmagazine.com/generations-...

Music can be strongly linked to autism and learning disability, as @johnharris1969.bsky.social found with his son. This should open up a whole new area of provision throughout life so people can develop their talent. communitylivingmagazine.com/the-magic-of...

We're delighted to welcome three new trustees to the charitable board that publishes our magazine: Shaun Webster, human rights campaigner, Michael Donlevy @citylit.bsky.social and @rhidianhughes.bsky.social of @vodgmembership.bsky.social they bring their expertise and rights based values

Here's a summary of the Spring edition, links to the main articles @hannahfearn.bsky.social @seankellyphotos.bsky.social @johnharris1969.bsky.social @samcarlisle.bsky.social communitylivingmagazine.com/saba-salman-...

Thousands rally to call for sufficient funding Benefit cuts are dreaded and social care remains a low priority Brief overview of what's covered in the new issue communitylivingmagazine.com/in-brief-spr... @samcarlisle.bsky.social @johnharris1969.bsky.social @maryohara1.bsky.social