Learning disability and mental health awareness training

 When having a disability and mental health problems it is easy to be misunderstood by others who don't face them. This website was created by my Mum, sister, and me back in August 2007 to try and help people understand me and others the same if not similar to me. 

This website was designed for those who face disabilities and mental health problems and those who work or and study in the learning disability and mental health field, including parents, families, carers, etc. Such as nurses, doctors, teachers, employers, carers, support workers, social workers, etc. 

Since January 2015, I have been a visiting Lecture of Learning Disability and Mental health for the Success group and Learning Disability team at the University Of Wolverhampton. During Covid 19 lockdown, in September 2021, I also started Volunteer work from home for Beacon Befriending telephone service, as a trainee counselor.  

Back in 2009, I was supported by Mencap and disabled employees to set up my own enterprise, which I shared with another person with a disability due to funding problems sadly and Mencap slowly fonding it only lasted twelve months. At that time, we only did four sessions. We were called, " ACCESS ALL AREAS NOW" However all wasn't lost although it was as if I have created my Disabled Facebook groups on what was my business idea, which is ACCESS ALL AREAS NOW, DISABILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH TALK and SUPPORT FOR DISABILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. 

1. Health – Anything to do with the health of disabilities, Mental health, and other problems

2. Accessibility and disabled in all places - such as housing, disabled aids, accessible information, easy read, disabled access, disabled parking, wheelchairs getting around on transport, etc,

3. Home support – help with cooking, shopping, housework, etc.

3. Careers – Education and Employment for People with disabilities, Mental health or and other problem,s.

4. Talent – Hobbies, interests, arts, crafts and etc which can either be in the home, socially, or and in a career.

5. Social issues – Friendship, dating, going places, counseling, emotional support and etc.

6. Public Advocacy – Empowering and supporting people with disabilities and health problems to speak for their rights. For eg; (Person Centred Planning.)

7. Private Advocacy is mostly legal and illegal Advocacy such as hate crime, discrimination, benefit cuts, fit for work, not fit for work and etc.

8. (‘ Learning Disability and Mental Health Awareness’) - people with disabilities and health problems training and educating those people without disabilities and health problems who are interested in working in the field of learning disability and health problems.

9..All and more. Information about this group, on our website links next to this information, sorry there's a lot as this is an all-in-one disability, mental health all problems