Learning Disability Awareness week 2022
Learning Disability Awareness week 2022 Monday 20th June – Friday 24th June Join us for a week of activities in Learning Disability Awareness Week 2022! Learning Disability Week is about telling people what life is like with a learning disability. This year, we want to show how people with a learning disability are reconnecting with […]
Goodbye to Philippa and Gabriella
We said a fond goodbye to Philippa and Gabriella on Friday 27th May. They are both leaving Lewisham Speaking Up and moving on to new jobs. We would like to thank them both for their hard work with us over the last few years, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Philippa helped lots of people as […]
Blue Badge Success!
Blue badge success for Lisa! Lewisham Speaking Up’s Community Advocacy service has helped Lisa to get her new blue badge from the Council. Lisa’s dad had applied to Lewisham Council four times for the blue badge after it was cancelled. Each time they said he had not filled in the form correctly and he had […]
New police recruits trained by LSU
New recruits at Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley police have been trained about learning disabilities by the Lewisham Speaking Up Hate Crime Trainers. We taught them about how they can communicate better with people with learning disabilities. We talked about giving victims of crime or people being questioned by the police more time and using easier […]
Helping people with learning disabilities speak up on climate
As a result of our recent People’s Parliament report on the Environment, we were asked to write a blog. We wrote about how we involved people with learning disabilities in what can be a difficult subject to understand. Lewisham Council’s Climate Resilience manager put us in touch with environmental charity Ashden. This is what they […]
Meet the new Health Ambassadors!
Lewisham Speaking Up is pleased to be part of a new South East London Health Ambassadors programme, which aims to address the health inequalities faced by people with learning disabilities. We are working together with our partners Advocacy in Greenwich and Advocacy for All to deliver the programme across the South East London area. The […]
‘The Environment’ a report of the Lewisham People’s Parliament
Please click here to read ‘The Environment’ A report of the Lewisham People’s Parliament from January 2022
Parent’s Rights – Our New Advocacy Project
Say hi to Gemma, our new 1-2-1 advocate for parents with a learning disability. We know that being a parent with a learning disability can be tough. We want to help parents understand their rights. Our project is there to help parents navigate the system, understand what is happening and get their voice heard. Everyone […]