This #WorldMentalHealthDay, our Independent Mental Health Advocacy team have written a blog post about the battle to get support and how they are working to address it. To read it, please go to advonet.org.uk/2025/10/09/w...

#AutistiCon 2025 is happening tomorrow! We're at Nexus Leeds at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social from 9:30am to 4:30pm. Accessible information about the event itself is in a document from @leedsautism.bsky.social - find that and info about transport here: autisticon.wordpress.com/venue/

We have a free guide to #autism, sensory needs and #MentalHealth available on our website. It covers areas such as sensory overload and different ways of meeting your sensory needs. To download a copy, please visit bradfordautismaim.org.uk/resources/au...

Advocacy Awareness Week 2025 starts on Monday! All next week, we and our projects will be sharing examples of how #AdvocacyWorks in Leeds. Look out for the hashtag #AAW25! More info about the week from @ndtihello.bsky.social is at www.ndti.org.uk/project/advo...

Part of the LGBTQ+ community? Looking to meet new people? Pride Place are seeking volunteers to meet & greet at our community social events, Wednesdays 2.30 - 4.30pm Interested? Email [email protected] @outtogetherlgbt.bsky.social @leedslgbtqangels.bsky.social @forumcentral.bsky.social

Tomorrow from 11am-3pm, we are at the Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service #WorldMentalHealthDay event! There will be info on local #MentalHealth support, as well as a chance to meet some of our team and learn about how we can help you. It's at Kirkgate Market in the Market Kitchen area. See you there!

Our monthly Club Night at Popworld in #Leeds for adults with #LearningDisabilities has a spooky #Halloween fancy dress theme this October! 🎃 It's on Thursday 30th October and on at the normal times of 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Tickets are £10 on the door; carers/support workers go for free.

Next Monday, as part of #HateCrimeAwarenessWeek, @leedscitycouncil.bsky.social and @westyorkspolice.bsky.social are hosting a launch event to mark a week of further events and activities in Leeds. It's at Leeds Civic Hall from 9am-12 Noon. To book a place, please email [email protected].

Our October newsletter is out now! Inside, we have news of our latest resources, opportunities to have your say on local public transport and a chance to be involved in making accessible guides to public buildings in #Bradford. To read it, please visit mailchi.mp/4bec91edd841...

We have a free online guide about raising a health complaint! This #SelfAdvocacy tool can help you to know about your rights, how to start a complaint and includes useful templates for letters to get the complaint moving. To see it, please visit advonet.org.uk/resources/he...

Leeds is full of quiet moments that change lives. A volunteer walking someone to an appointment. A community café where neighbours stop to chat. These small acts hold the same weight as big strategies. They keep the city moving forward together. Tell us your stories. Big or Small.

What you need to know about GDPR, an #easyread guide for staff and volunteers is available to download free from our website https://f.mtr.cool/iuqirwueok

As part of @advonetuk.bsky.social's stall, we're going be at Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service's event for #WorldMentalHealthDay next Thursday! It's on from 11am-3pm at Kirkgate Market, free to attend and will have lots of useful information on mental health services and support in #Leeds.

Our LIFE #Employment project can run half-day workshops for groups working with adults with #LearningDisabilities! They cover areas like self-advocacy at work and reasonable adjustments. If you are with a service who would like a workshop from us, please email our team at [email protected].

Our October newsletter will be out on Monday! We have some exciting updates about our work, as well as information on #ActuallyAutistic-friendly events and groups in #Bradford and #Craven To sign up, please visit eepurl.com/iRxmcU

For this year's #BlackHistoryMonth, we have written a blog post about how #advocacy can help boost inclusivity via the power of community. To read more, please go to advonet.org.uk/2025/10/02/b...

Later this month, we will be celebrating #AdvocacyAwarenessWeek #AAW25 by posting videos about how our work relates to advocacy, by helping #ActuallyAutistic adults to speak up for themselves and their rights. Watch this space! @ndtihello.bsky.social @advonetuk.bsky.social

Our guide to Workplace Stress and #MentalHealth for #ActuallyAutistic adults has been updated! Inside, there is useful information on identifying stress, how to overcome it and what causes it. To get a free copy, please visit bradfordautismaim.org.uk/resources/au...

Nearly a year ago, our Autism AIM team made some guides about Personal Independence Payment - #PIP. They are by and for #ActuallyAutistic adults, covering topics like assessments and appeals. They are all available on the @leedsautismaim.bsky.social website at leedsautismaim.org.uk/resources/pi...

There is a consultation from @westyorkshireca.bsky.social about their Local Transport Plan, which includes bringing buses under public control. There is time to have your say about the future of public transport in West Yorkshire. Find out how here: www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/hub-page/loc...

The timetable of dates and times for our Community #Advocacy Hubs in #Leeds in October is out now! We will be in Armley, Chapeltown, Seacroft and Beeston, as well as offering one-to-one appointments remotely. Read more about the Hubs at advonet.org.uk/services/com...

There are translated versions of our free #SelfAdvocacy pack available in four community languages - #Arabic, #Polish, #Tigrinya and #Urdu. It includes sections for planning phone calls, preparing for meetings and making complaints. To get them, please go to advonet.org.uk/resources/tr...

Our next #MentalHealth-focused Peer Support Group is on Wednesday 1st October and is about autism, #sleep and mental health. The group is for #ActuallyAutistic adults living in Bradford and Craven, is online and free to join. Find out how to take part at bradfordautismaim.org.uk/services/men...

At this year's #AutistiCon event, we're looking for local #ActuallyAutistic artists to exhibit their work! Your art will be seen by hundreds of visitors and displayed on a digital screen in the venue. More information about how to get it on show is at www.leedsautism.org.uk/calling-all-...

CHANGE have been commissioned by @Macmillancancersupport to produce easy read, accessible guides to support people with a learning disability.  If you would like to commission your own easy read you can contact us via our website  https://f.mtr.cool/yzqkwtsskz

On Thursday 9th October, we will be at the Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service's #WorldMentalHealthDay event at Kirkgate Market from 11am-3pm Come along and see what #MentalHealth support is on offer in our part of the world. It's free to attend, taking place near the Market Kitchen area.

A scheme for #neurodivergent people in #WestYorkshire wanting to be #SelfEmployed entrepreneurs is open! ThriveND aims to create a network for neurodivergent entrepreneurs. It costs £25 to join - the deadline to apply is Monday 29th September. More info is at www.nea.global/thrivend

Our LIFE #employment project for adults with #LearningDisabilities in Leeds are running free workshops next month on self-advocacy in work. The workshops will cover rights and reasonable adjustments. To join, please email [email protected] or call 0113 244 0606 and ask for Imogen or Laura.

If you have a big phone call coming up but don't know what you want to say, our Phone Call Planner can help. This free #SelfAdvocacy tool can support you to plan for important calls and help work out what you want at the end of them. To get a free copy, please go to advonet.org.uk/resources/se...

The Leeds #LearningDisability People's Parliament is next Tuesday! It's all about Being Social and will show a documentary from Connect in the North. It will also elect representatives of the People's Parliament. More info is here from our Asking You! team: askingyou.org.uk/peoples-parl...

In response to the comments by US President Trump on autism and pain relief medicines, we have made a statement. As a charity working with hundreds of #ActuallyAutistic adults and having over 20% of staff who are autistic, we aim to help autistic adults by reducing barriers and promoting equality.

What can we support you with at our Community #Advocacy Hubs in #Leeds? In our latest blog post, we talk about what we can and cannot do in one-to-one appointments there. To read it, please visit advonet.org.uk/2025/09/22/w...

Want to get our latest news sent to your inbox? We have a mailing list where you can receive our monthly newsletter, as well as extra updates on some of our work with #ActuallyAutistic adults living in Bradford and Craven! Sign up at eepurl.com/iRxmcU

This year's #AutistiCon event is less than three weeks away! It will have guest speakers, info stalls and a quiet space. It is free to attend. AutistiCon is on Friday 10th October from 9:30am-4:30pm at Nexus Leeds, University of Leeds. More info is available at autisticon.wordpress.com

On Wednesday, our Asking You team and @involvingyou.bsky.social are running a consultation group for adults with #LearningDisabilities on public transport in #Leeds! It's on from 11am-1pm. If you would like to book a space, please call us on 0113 244 0606. @westyorkshireca.bsky.social

Next month is #AdvocacyAwarenessWeek #AAW25. This year, we celebrate 'Why Advocacy.'  If you want to get involved, we have loads of resources available for download on our website. Don't forget to tag us on social media #AdvocacyWorks #SelfAdvocacyWorks www.ndti.org.uk/change-and-d...

Our CHANGE team run a group looking at their #EasyRead resources and are recruiting volunteers! Anyone joining get free entry to our next Club Night at Popworld Leeds for adults with learning disabilities! If you want to join, please email [email protected]. #Volunteering #VolunteerLeeds

At last year's #AutistiCon event, some of our team spoke about our work on #MentalHealth and #autism. See what they had to say in a video of their talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJv4...

The Parenting Collection  Full collection of all three CHANGE Parenting Books. My Pregnancy, My Choice You and Your Baby, 0-1 You and Your Little Child, 1-5 Purchase today via our website

We have made a new guide for #ActuallyAutistic adults on cervical cancer screenings. It has information on symptoms, how the screening process works and reasonable adjustments. To download a free copy of the guide, please go to bradfordautismaim.org.uk/resources/he...

In her latest reel for Healthy Minds on Instagram, our Peer Development Worker Nelly talks about the impact autism has on periods: www.instagram.com/p/DOsgCMnM_8R/

CHANGE have been commissioned by @macmillancancer  to produce easy read, accessible guides to support people with a learning disability.  If you would like to commission your own easy read you can contact us via our website  https://f.mtr.cool/lsoeqvfoxz

In three weeks' time, we will be at Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service's #WorldMentalHealthDay marketplace event as part of @advonetuk.bsky.social's stall! It's on Thursday 9th October at Kirkgate Market in #Leeds from 11am-3pm and free to attend.

In our series of free guides to raising a Health Complaint, we have some letter templates that can help with different types of complaint and a guidebook explaining them. To see them all, please visit advonet.org.uk/resources/he...

Our monthly Club Night for adults with #LearningDisabilities is on tomorrow! It's at Popworld in #Leeds from 6:30pm-9:30pm and there's a mismatch fancy dress theme. Tickets are £10 on the door; carers/support going for free. Please note that support staff will be asked for ID on entering.

What is #advocacy and how can it help you to be heard? On our website, we explain what it is, the different types, talk about the Advocacy Charter and what we offer. To read more, please visit advonet.org.uk/about/what-i...

Transport is often a topic of discussion for people with learning disabilities. Have your say now to make Leeds more accessible for all!

Our LIFE #employment project will be running half-day workshops for adults with #LearningDisabilities in #Leeds. If you are with a group in Leeds who would like us to run a workshop for you, please get in touch! Please email us at [email protected].

Do you have a learning disability? Would you like to help make public transport in #Leeds better? Come join @involvingyou.bsky.social#Leedsand our Asking You! team to have your say on the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Transport Consultation. Please call us on 0113 244 0606 to book your place.

We have translated versions of our #SelfAdvocacy pack available in #Arabic, #Polish, #Tigrinya and #Urdu. It has a meeting planner, complaint template and phone call planner and can help you to speak up for yourself and your rights. To get free copies, please visit advonet.org.uk/resources/tr...