V O D G
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VODG is a voluntary sector organisation whose members work to ensure that disabled people can live the lives they choose.
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Born in frustration but powered by hope. No one has all the answers but we have a vision to inspire them. Hosted & administered as part of @incontrolorg
Vic Rayner š
OBE CEO @NCFCareForum ; Director @GlobalAgeing ; Honorary Visiting Professor in Health Sciences @CityUniLondon
Neil Crowther
Strategy. Research. Storytelling. Activism. Co-Convener of #SocialCareFuture. Consultant & irritant. All views expressed my own, tho largely plagiarised.
Paula McGowan OBE.
ā¢Hon Fellow Fac Health @PlymUni ā¢The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training ā¢You have gone too far not to go further You have done too much not to do more ā¢Autistic
David Brindle
Ex-Guardian social policy, still agitating for social care, charities, mental health. Chair of Ambient Support. Feeling good again about Coventry City.
Brilliant article by V O D G's Rhidian Hughes in CMM Magazine š.
It's encouraging to see so many orgs pushing the govt to act on this #HumanRights scandal.
Find out about our #UseYourPower campaign and sign our petition calling for direct action: voiceability.org/use-your-power
We believe we're #StrongerTogether . If you're a CEO or MD of a not-for-profit organisation that supports disabled people, please contact us to see how your organisation can benefit from VODG membership.
Join us! vodg.org.uk/membership.html
#StrongerTogether #NotForProfit
Next Tuesday VODG members are invited to meet with Partners in Care and Health colleagues to explore the shared workforce priorities for Adult Social Care under development by Local Government Association (LGA) Skills for Care ADASS and ensure VCSE experience is reflected.
Book here:
vodg.org.uk/event-calendarā¦
Calling health professionals who work with and support people with a learning disability and autistic people. Read the published guidance on #SleepApnoea (OSA). Please do share with your networks.
england.nhs.uk/long-read/healā¦
For many autistic people, clothes are more than just clothes; they can help with sensory regulation, provide routine, acceptance and comfort. š
We have launched our āMore Than Just Clothesā pledge with Vanish to encourage greater understanding and support for the clothing needsā¦
'NEW STORIES OUT FRIDAY!' We can't wait to share our new edition with you . All our regular features and opinion plus a focus on how arts shine a light on overlooked issues.
Cover stars: Frozen Light
.Rhidian Hughes shows people with learning disabilities & autistic people are locked away:
inhumanely
unfairly
expensively
unnecessarily
For want of the political drive to ensure good community based support
Secretary of State 'Use Your Power' voiceability.org/use-your-power
.@nhsengland Reasonable Adjustment Digital Flag action checklist sets out what all health and publicly funded social care providers need to do to achieve compliance england.nhs.uk/publication/thā¦
#HWalliance
Read Rhidian Hughes article, pg. 39 of CMM where he examines Government's progress towards reducing the reliance on long-stay assessment and treatment provision for #autistic people and people with a #LearningDisability . caremanagementmatters.co.uk/cmm-ebook-apriā¦ #HomesNotHospitals #HumanRights
VODG members, join us at the VODG Conference 2024 interactive session 'Patterns and Progress of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the Workplace'
vodg.org.uk/event-calendarā¦
#VODGConf24 #EDI #DiversityandInclusion #Leadership
VODG member Chief Executives and trustees are invited to join us for a vital online meeting on 30 April, 14.00 - 15.00. Led by Holly Spiers, CEO, and Robert Longley-Cook, Chair, from Walsingham Support
Join us: vodg.org.uk/event-calendarā¦
#modernslavery #socialcare #collaboration
The detention of people with learning disabilities and autistic people in mental health hospitals is leading to trauma and loss of life. Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England must improve support.
Sign VODG member VoiceAbility's petition: voiceability.org/useyourpower #UseYourPower
Show your support for World #AutismAcceptanceWeek by downloading our free social media resources. Share with your friends and family and help increase autism acceptance and awareness: bit.ly/3OEgjlq
![Time has run out! ā³ The Government is set to miss its target for reducing the number of people with a learning disability and/or autistic people in mental health hospitals by 50% by March 2024. Waste of lives, waste of money, where's the plan? [1/2]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJQ9mwoW0AA8Jwm.jpg "Mencap (@mencap_charity) on Twitter photo 2024-03-22 09:42:49 Time has run out! ā³ The Government is set to miss its target for reducing the number of people with a learning disability and/or autistic people in mental health hospitals by 50% by March 2024. Waste of lives, waste of money, where's the plan? [1/2]")
The inappropriate detention of people with a learning disability and autistic people in mental health hospitals is a national scandal. Where is the plan to stop this?
Sign our joint petition with The Challenging Behaviour Foundation Mencap and others here: secure.mencap.org.uk/WasteOfLives?uā¦
If we have positive assumptions about people with Down syndrome, we'll give them more opportunities. And maybe these positive assumptions will become reality. #AssumeThatICan #WDSD24 #WorldDownSyndromeDay #EndTheStereotypes
Stark assessment by Public Accounts Committee today on adult #socialcare .
Essential services are being forced to close because of governmentās refusal to properly fund or prioritise social care. The detrimental impact on peopleās lives and choices cannot be under estimated.
Weāre proud to be supporting Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024! š
Together letās change the narrative to understand, accept, and celebrate neurodiversity!
#NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek #NeurodiversityWeek #NCW #ThisIsND
