News: August 2024

Sam Avery, Service Quality Director for Thera South West reflects on her previous month as she goes on visits with a Board Member and discusses her role with a Non-executive as she hits half a year spent in her role.

Sam reflects on the pride of winning an accessibility award, but also how much work is still needed for a accessible society.

Thera’s Learning Together team, alongside local managers, work hard to ensure staff are trained with the skills, knowledge, confidence and resources they need to do the very best job they can.

Independence and control over finances is an accepted part of everyday life for many of us. However, people with a learning disability frequently face barriers when it comes to managing their own money. They may also need support with some aspects of their money, and so their experience of money and what it means to them may be different to others.

Dosh supports people with a learning disability to plan and manage their own money. Find out more about the impact Dosh has had since it was set up in 2007.

Strathmartine Hospital was believed to be one of Scotland’s oldest institutions for people with a learning disability. It closed in 2003 and in 2014, we launched the Strathmartine Stories project. Read more about the Strathmartine Stories project here.

Omarion is a recent supported intern graduate from Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich. Here, he speaks about the past year and the impact being a supported intern has had on him.

The Know Your Body resources were created in 2022 by Ansar Projects, Coppafeel!, and Orchid. Read more about the impact the Know Your Body resources continue to have.

Grace works as an Employment Advisor on Unity Work’s supported employment programme in Greenwich. Here, she explains more about the role of an employment advisor and the importance of hiring from a diverse pool of talent.