Learning Disability Wales

Wythnos i fynd! Rydym wrth ein bodd yn cael enillydd Gwobr Cerddoriaeth Cymru, Gareth Bonello yn perfformio yn Cymru i Bawb – ein digwyddiad hygyrch a gyd-ddyluniwyd ar gyfer pobl ag anabledd dysgu.

Archebwch eich lle AM DDIM: www.ldw.org.uk/cy/event/cym...

1 week to go! We're thrilled to have Welsh Music Prize winner Gareth Bonello playing at Wales for Everyone - our accessible, co-designed event for people with a learning disability.

Wed 4 March, 10am - 5pm. The Canopi, Cardiff. Book your FREE place: www.ldw.org.uk/event/wales-...

Ombudsman Wales has launched a public consultation on its draft Strategic Plan for 2026-2029. The plan says what the Ombudsman's priorities will be for the next 3 years.

An Easy Read version (made by @easyreadwales.bsky.social) is also available.
Closes 31 March.
www.ombudsman.wales/ombudsman-co...

Business Wales are offering free Social Model of Disability Webinars.

The sessions are delivered by the Welsh Government’s team of Disabled People’s Employment Champions who each have lived experience of being disabled or caring for a disabled person.

businesswales.gov.wales/news-and-blo...

Shine Together WELCOME TO SHINE TOGETHER CARDIFF AND VALE'S LEARNING DISABILITY NETWORK ABOUT SHINE TOGETHER MEET THE DREAM TEAM Watch the video below to find out more about the team.

Important survey for people in Cardiff from the Cardiff and Vale Learning Disability Network.
They are asking for people to complete the Learning Disabilities part of the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Population Needs Assessment (PNA).

participate.cavrpb.org/shine-together

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Dathlwch Gymru yn eich ffordd chi ar Ddydd Gŵyl Dewi! Digwyddiad hygyrch i bobl ag anabledd dysgu - cerddoriaeth, celf, iaith Gymraeg, stori‑ddweud a chymuned. Croeso i bawb.

4 Mawrth 10yb-5yp Caerdydd. Archebwch eich lle AM DDIM nawr:https://www.ldw.org.uk/cy/event/cymru-i-bawb/

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Celebrate Wales your way this St David’s Day! An accessible, co‑designed event for people with a learning disability - music, art, Welsh language, storytelling + community. Croeso i bawb.

Wed 4 March 10am-5pm Cardiff. Book your FREE place:
www.ldw.org.uk/event/wales-...

.@bild.org.uk are running a webinar to launch their new coproduction tool on 5 March at 12:30pm.

The Working Together Checker is designed to help organisations and individuals plan, review and achieve better coproduction.

Register to attend: www.bild.org.uk/WTCWeb

#Coproduction

New National Guidance and Standards have been published to reinforce the vital role of the Health Equality Framework+ in tackling health inequalities for adults with a learning disability.

performanceandimprovement.nhs.wales/functions/qu...

graphic with illustration of fire horse and happy Chinese new year 2026

Happy New Year to everyone celebrating the Chinese New Year 🏮🧧 🐉🎆

Celebrate Wales your way this St David’s Day! An accessible, co‑designed event for people with a learning disability - music, art, Welsh language, storytelling + community. Croeso i bawb.
4 March, 10am - 5pm. The Canopi, Cardiff. Book your free place www.ldw.org.uk/event/wales-...
@ategi.bsky.social

Dathlwch Gymru yn eich ffordd chi ar Ddydd Gŵyl Dewi! Digwyddiad hygyrch i bobl ag anabledd dysgu - cerddoriaeth, celf, iaith Gymraeg, stori‑ddweud a chymuned. Croeso i bawb.

Dydd Mercher 4 Mawrth. Y Canopi, Caerdydd. Archebwch eich lle am ddim nawr
www.ldw.org.uk/cy/event/cym...
@ategi.bsky.social

Celebrate Wales your way this St David’s Day! An accessible, co‑designed event for people with a learning disability - music, art, Welsh language, storytelling + community. Croeso i bawb.

4 March, 10am-5pm. The Canopi, Cardiff

www.ldw.org.uk/event/wales-...

Dathlwch Gymru yn eich ffordd chi ar Ddydd Gŵyl Dewi! Digwyddiad hygyrch i bobl ag anabledd dysgu -cerddoriaeth, celf, iaith Gymraeg, stori‑ddweud a chymuned. Croeso i bawb.

Dydd Mercher 4 Mawrth, 10yb-5yh. The Canopi, Caerdydd.

www.ldw.org.uk/cy/event/cym...

Cefndir gwyn gyda thestun du sy'n darllen: "Yr hyn yr ydym am i Senedd Cymru nesaf ei wneud ar gyfer pobl ag anabledd dysgu"

Heddiw rydym wedi cyhoeddi ein maniffesto cyn etholiad y Senedd ym mis Mai.

Cliciwch y ddolen i ddarllen am 8 mater allweddol yr ydym yn credu y mae angen i Senedd nesaf Cymru fynd i'r afael â nhw i wella bywydau pobl ag anabledd dysgu a'u teuluoedd: www.ldw.org.uk/cy/anabledd-...

White box with black writing that reads "What we want the next Welsh Parliament to do for people with a learning disability"

We have today published our manifesto ahead of the Senedd election in May.

Click the link to read about 8 key issues we believe need to be addressed by the next Welsh Parliament to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and their families: www.ldw.org.uk/learning-dis...

People with learning disabilities and autistic people locked away in Welsh hospitals Adam Johannes A “human rights scandal” is unfolding in Wales. People with learning disabilities and autistic people – including children – are being locked away in hospitals with no clear medical reas...

This is the central message of From Hospitals to Homes, produced by the Stolen Lives Task and Finish Group, in collaboration with the Senedd’s Learning Disability Ministerial Advisory Group.

nation.cymru/feature/peop...

People with learning disabilities and autistic people locked away in Welsh hospitals Adam Johannes A “human rights scandal” is unfolding in Wales. People with learning disabilities and autistic people – including children – are being locked away in hospitals with no clear medical reas...

A “human rights scandal” is unfolding in Wales. People with learning disabilities and autistic people, including children, are being locked away in hospitals with no clear medical reason, largely because the care and support they need in the community is not available
nation.cymru/feature/peop...

Call for new Welsh law to end detention of autistic people Adam Johannes The National Autistic Society Cymru is calling on the next Welsh Government to introduce an Autism and Learning Disability Bill to end the unnecessary detention of autistic people and pe...

.NAS Cymru is calling on the next Welsh Government to introduce an Autism and Learning Disability Bill to end the unnecessary detention of autistic people and people with learning disabilities, saying the move would also save taxpayers millions.

nation.cymru/news/call-fo...

Draft national strategy for unpaid carers 2026 | GOV.WALES We are consulting on the priorities we will focus on to improve the recognition of and support to unpaid carers.

The aim includes Wales being a ‘Carer Aware’ nation. This means carers of all ages, from all communities, and including disabled carers, are able to access information that is appropriate to them in their local area when they need it.

www.gov.wales/draft-nation...

It identifies 8 priorities, including better recognition for carers, ensuring young carers do not have too much responsibility, improving access to respite, and improving well-being support.

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Wales vision to be a 'Carer Aware' nation as public consultation launched | GOV.WALES The Welsh Government is setting out its ambition for Wales to be a ‘Carer Aware’ nation, where unpaid carers are recognised earlier and treated as partners in the planning for the person they care for...

Welsh Government is consulting on a Draft National Strategy for Unpaid Carers 2026, where unpaid carers are recognised earlier and treated as partners in the planning for the person they care for.

www.gov.wales/wales-vision...

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Children with additional learning needs in Wales told to “follow the rules” - Learning Disability Today Families and charities have raised concerns about an "upsetting" letter sent to some parents in Merthyr Tydfil saying that all children and young people are expected to follow the same school rules an...

"The letter is ableist, and this has to be addressed seriously to ensure that children in Merthyr Tydfil are given the very best education that responds to their needs.”
www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/news/childre...

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In addition to seeking a meeting with the council, we contacted @learningdisability.bsky.social.
Our CEO, Zoe Richards, said: “It is deeply concerning to learn that the leadership of education in Merthyr Tydfil has such a limited understanding of how to support ALN pupils well..."

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Children with additional learning needs in Wales told to “follow the rules” - Learning Disability Today Families and charities have raised concerns about an "upsetting" letter sent to some parents in Merthyr Tydfil saying that all children and young people are expected to follow the same school rules an...

We are appalled by a recent letter sent to by the director of education at Merthyr Tydfil County Council to parents and carers of children with additional learning needs, stating that they must “follow school rules”.

www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/news/childre...

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Mae'r testun yn darllen: 'Ein gwefan newydd Hawdd ei Deall Cymru: hawddeiddeall.cymru' ac oddi tano mae delwedd o liniadur a ffôn symudol.

Ar ôl misoedd o waith caled, rydym yn falch o rannu bod ein gwasanaeth gwybodaeth yn hygyrch, @easyreadwales.bsky.social, wedi lansio ei wefan newydd sbon heddiw - hawddeiddeall.cymru!

Darllenwch yr erthygl lawn am yr hyn maen nhw'n ei gynnig yma: www.ldw.org.uk/cy/hawdd-ei-...

The text reads: 'Our new Easy Read Wales website: easyread.wales' and underneath it is an image of a laptop and mobile phone.

After months of hard work, we are pleased to share that our accessible information service, @easyreadwales.bsky.social, has today launched its brand-new website easyread.wales!

Read the full article about Easy Read Wales and what they offer here: www.ldw.org.uk/easy-read-wa...

#EasyRead

Have your say on plans to boost speech and language support | GOV.WALES Plans to extend the successful Talk With Me programme to support older children aged 5 to 11 with their speech, language and communication skills have been published today.

Have your say on plans to boost speech and language support.

Closing date for comments is 30 April 2026.

www.gov.wales/have-your-sa...

@bild.org.uk's International #PBS Conference takes place in Bristol and online on 19-20 Feb.

'Advancing PBS: From Expert-driven to Experience-led' will spotlight the continued evolution of PBS, reaffirming the vital role of coproduction and truly person-led support.

web.cvent.com/event/b890d9...

Diwrnod Cofio’r Holocost: adnoddau hawdd eu deall a hygyrch - Anabledd Dysgu Cymru Heddiw ydy Diwrnod Cofio’r Holocost, cyfle i fyfyrio, dysgu a chofio’r holl bobl gafodd eu herlid a’u lladd yn ystod yr Holocost, dan erledigaeth y Natsïaid, ac mewn hil-laddiadau eraill. Mae 27 Ionaw...

Rydyn ni wedi casglu adnoddau hygyrch am yr Holocost i sicrhau bod pobl gydag anabledd dysgu yn cymryd rhan heddiw yn y cofio, yn dysgu ac yn addysgu eraill am ffeithiau hanfodol yr Holocost, yn ogystal â’i achosion a’i ganlyniadau.

www.ldw.org.uk/cy/holocaust...

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