Where do we go from here? - Learning from the pandemic to make a better future
Learning Disability Wales’ annual conferences are lively and inclusive events where people with and without learning disabilities contribute and participate as equals.
16 November - Newport
24 November - Llandudno Junction
Since March 2020 we have all been through a lot.
“Getting back to normal” is something we hear a lot at the moment. But what is “normal”? For many people with a learning disability, life before the pandemic was far from perfect. Do we all really want to go back to that?
The pandemic, lockdown and social distancing have been especially hard on people with a learning disability and made many problems that already existed even worse. This situation has also made Wales a more unequal country for some people.
But the pandemic has also taught many of us new things. Many people with a learning disability have learned new skills and have found new ways to make their own and other people’s lives better.
Learning Disability Wales’s Annual Conference 2022 will look at what we have learnt from these experiences and ask, “Where do we go from here?” to make a better future.
The conference will be held over 2 days:
Newport, South Wales – Wednesday 16 November 2022
Our speakers on 16 November will be:
- Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Social Services
- Dr Dawn Cavanagh, parent and campaigner
- Joe Powell, All Wales People First
Presentations and workshops will be facilitated by:
- Mirus - Developing personal and community networks
- Engage to Change - Supporting people into work
- Dimensions Cymru - Where do we go from here or there?
- Innovate Trust
- Hijinx
Llandudno Junction, North Wales: Thursday 24 November 2022
Our speakers on 16 November will be:
- North Wales Transformation Team
- Dr Dawn Cavanagh, parent (video)
- Joe Powell, All Wales People First (video)
- More to be confirmed
Presentations and workshops will be facilitated by:
- Engage to Change - Supporting people into work
- Shared Lives Plus - Supported parenting for p with learning disabilities
- Here2There - ForMi person-centred planning app
- North Wales Transformation Team - My life, my way: Designing my person centred future
- More to be confirmed