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A new home for me

how do I find suitable accommodation in a community setting for adult family member with some learning and communication difficulties. Any tips on where to...

how do I find suitable accommodation in a community setting for adult family m...

oddfish7

•2 years ago

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Moving supported living

My son moved into supported living a few years ago. It’s a shared house close by with other young adults so we are very lucky but he has struggled with the...

My son moved into supported living a few years ago. It’s a shared house close by...

Dramalam

•2 years ago

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Supported housing for 29y old

Hello I wrote here a while back about my (now) 29y old niece who has autism and moved to a different part of the country with her mum, hoping to settle there...

Hello I wrote here a while back about my (now) 29y old niece who has autism and...

Adele6370

•3 years ago

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Very frustrating

I'm really struggling I'm Trying to get my adult son relocated to essex, housing won't help unless social services are involved, social services won't help...

I'm really struggling I'm Trying to get my adult son relocated to essex, housing...

Penywaun1

•3 years ago

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SUPPORTED HOUSING

SUPPORTED HOUSING I am trying to get help with finding a supported living establishment for my disabled nephew aged 40. His mother died last June. He is...

SUPPORTED HOUSING I am trying to get help with finding a supported living estab...

Peanut5653

•3 years ago

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Looking for voluntary work

I am a general nurse working with children and adults with autism, learning disabilities and mental health concerns. I am trying to find a volunteer placement...

I am a general nurse working with children and adults with autism, learning disa...

0_1_2_3

•3 years ago

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About support in houseing

Hello my 23 year old son has significant learning disability and lives with me he now wants to live independently by him self I'm worried about that I don't...

Hello my 23 year old son has significant learning disability and lives with me h...

kellyunderhill121

•4 years ago

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Glove trouble now for disabled cleaner. Do I furlow?

I am registered disabled and am a cleaner in a school but am employed by a small company now we are key workers because school is open a bit but I can not put...

I am registered disabled and am a cleaner in a school but am employed by a small...

Purpleleigh

•4 years ago

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ACCESSING SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS AND EMPLOYABILITY FOR YOUNG ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

Hello I am new HERE and have a son aged 24 and has a mild learning disability .We are living in Swansea and is desperate to "have friends and have a bit of a...

Hello I am new HERE and have a son aged 24 and has a mild learning disability .W...

beagle1u

•4 years ago

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Employer's responsibility towards an employee with learning disability

My son, I call him SS, has moderate learning disability which affects his comprehension and maths. Despite this, he has learnt to drive to a high standard and...

My son, I call him SS, has moderate learning disability which affects his compre...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Working/volunteering with PA support?

I'm looking for people with a learning disability to take part in a research project - people who are working or volunteering with a PA to support them....

I'm looking for people with a learning disability to take part in a research pro...

AbigailatSoton

•4 years ago

2 Replies

Working and learning disability

It is the last day of our expert event all about work and employment. Have a look at the conversation so far, and make sure you get your question in as soon as...

It is the last day of our expert event all about work and employment. Have a loo...

Sarah_Mencap

•4 years ago

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Our work and learning disability expert event is on

Join the conversation now, or have a sneaky peak at what other people are asking about work and employment:...

Join the conversation now, or have a sneaky peak at what other people are asking...

Sarah_Mencap

•4 years ago

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How I beat the odds to get a job

I left school in the late 1980s. I thought it was important to get qualifications, so I went to college where I got an NVQ Level 1 in Business Studies. With...

I left school in the late 1980s. I thought it was important to get qualification...

Sally426

•4 years ago

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Expert event (25 November) - work and learning disability

Paul Winter is here all week to answer your questions about work and employment. Paul works for Mencap and is an Employer Relationship Manager in our...

Paul Winter is here all week to answer your questions about work and employment....

Sarah_Mencap

•4 years ago

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Independent living for niece with mild difficulties Essex

My niece lives in Essex, she has 18q- syndrome that gives her mild disabilities. She is working in london and can drive, she currently lives at home with...

My niece lives in Essex, she has 18q- syndrome that gives her mild disabilities....

Milliethedog1

•5 years ago

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Business advice for someone with learning difficulties.

Good morning I have just signed in and its very interesting to read all the posts and to see all the daily struggles you all have and we can certainly relate...

Good morning I have just signed in and its very interesting to read all the pos...

justcallmemum

•5 years ago

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Learning disability and then some!

I have a learning disability and a condition with my thyroid, called hypothyroidism. Having a learning disability can be hard, but having a thyroid...

I have a learning disability and a condition with my thyroid, called hypothyroid...

Sally426

•5 years ago

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Funding childcare costs for a 16 year old

Hello All I am about to buy my own business as a solution to my need for flexible work. The business is very seasonal and is at its peak in the summer so I...

Hello All I am about to buy my own business as a solution to my need for flexibl...

IslandMum

•5 years ago

5 Replies

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Working and housing posts

A new home for me

Moving supported living

Supported housing for 29y old

Very frustrating

SUPPORTED HOUSING

Looking for voluntary work

About support in houseing

Glove trouble now for disabled cleaner. Do I furlow?

ACCESSING SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS AND EMPLOYABILITY FOR YOUNG ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

Employer's responsibility towards an employee with learning disability

Working/volunteering with PA support?

Working and learning disability

Our work and learning disability expert event is on

How I beat the odds to get a job

Expert event (25 November) - work and learning disability

Independent living for niece with mild difficulties Essex

Business advice for someone with learning difficulties.

Learning disability and then some!

Funding childcare costs for a 16 year old

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