Archive for February, 2019

People with learning disabilities telling us how they can lead ordinary lives Date: Tuesday 26th March 2019 (10.30am-4pm) Venue: Streatham Space Project, Sternhold Ave, LONDON, SW2 4PA While there has been no shortage of conferences for social care professionals discussing support for adults with learning disabilities, the (un) Ordinary conference taking place in London on […]

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Experimental musician shares experiences of making music with people with learning disabilities Date: Wednesday, 27 February 2019 from 19:30-21:30 Venue: Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, Brighton BN21RL Brighton-based charity Stay Up Late who run the successful Gig Buddies project will be hosting a special evening with renowned experimental musician Alan Courtis. The Argentinian musician is well-known […]

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An (un)Ordinary Social Care Conference I’m Darren. I started in January 2019 as the Campaigns Co-ordinator for Stay Up Late – a brand new post.  My first main task here has been working to organise the conference we have coming up on March 26th. The idea for the (un)Ordinary conference was spelt out by our […]

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Are you passionate about enabling people with learning disabilities to lead full and active social lives? Are you well organised and experienced at supporting volunteers? Or are you passionate about campaigning for peoples’ rights? Are you happy to dance in public? (No skill required!) Yes? – Then we might just have the perfect job for […]

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