Learning Difficulty
Learning Difficulty
We support over 934 people with learning difficulties across the country, working with them to find out what they really want from life.
Our approach is person centred and inclusive. We take account of people's history and background and work with each person and their circle of support, including families, carers and advocates.
How we support people
We plan support based around individual goals. This could be a few hours a week in someone's own home or 24 hours a day in a registered care home. It might be in supported living, where someone has their own tenancy, or support during the day at a place of work or at college.
Involving and Consulting
We work with people to find out how they want to have their say in the organisation. We train and support people to help us recruit staff and several service user forums have been set up.
Many of the people we support do not speak, read or write. We work with people so that we can communicate with them in the ways they want to.
Working with families
We work with the people we support to create opportunities for them to set up and keep positive relationships with their families. In turn, we support family members to define how they involved they want to be.
Latest Press Releases
- “Much has been achieved, but still a long way to go”
- Minister for third sector joins line-up for employment summit
- United Response welcomes report on human rights of adults with learning disabilities
- United Response has welcomed the publication today of the report by the Commission for Social Care (CSCI) on the state of social care.
- Learning disability consultation offers opportunity that must be taken says United Response
- Bob Tindall of United Response to ensure ASL members lobby Government with a unified voice
- From a service life to a community life
- United Response trials telesupport as a possible means of meeting future social care demands
- Pioneering twenty first century social care
- Every vote counts: United Response launches campaign to engage people with learning disabilities in the democratic process
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