Andrea Meek
@andreameek.bsky.social
Learning Disability and Supported Employment researcher in Wales. Roller Coaster rider.🎢 Often found near the sea 🌊
The second survey for the research priorities for #Dyspraxia Developmental #DCD is open. Over 900 questions were submitted in The first survey. These have been shortlisted to 50 questions. We need help to decide which are the most important! Survey link: www.research.net/r/RTLKRY8 #neurodiversity
Many employers don"t recognise the value of people with a #learningdisability. Those who can work,& want to work should be supported on an equal basis to any other person in employment. This is still not well supported by goverments or employers. #supportedemployment www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mum says autistic son 'deserved better from Waitrose'
The supermarket is investigating after Frances Boyd says her son Tom was stopped from volunteering.
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Help Shape #dyspraxia research & take part in the 2nd stage of the priority setting excercise. Over 900 questions were submitted in the first survey. These have been shortlisted to 50. Help is needed to decide which are the most important! 📌 Survey link: [https://lnkd.in/exFQZRBG) lnkd.in/epg4VuwN
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Funding is available for small businesses looking to employ people with learning disabilities and autism. #EppingForest
Inclusive employment grant scheme open for applications - Epping Forest District Council
Funding is available for small businesses looking to employ people with learning disabilities and autism.
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Powys People First is the second #selfadvocacy group for people with #learningdisabilities in Wales to close in the last few months. Thoughts are with all the attendees of this group & the people who support them. This closure has so many knock-on effects. We need investment in the LD sector now.
We’ve made an Easy Read to support people with learning disabilities to set up their own social media accounts and use them safely. https://www.seeability.org/resources/making-social-media-account?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=accessibility
Barriers for people with Learning Disabilities in Wales are huge. Services & support are being cut. People & families are struggling. We need investment & funding. www.linkedin.com/posts/andrea...
Barriers for people with learning disabilities; Are we still in 1974 ? | Andrea Meek posted on the topic | LinkedIn
Barriers for people with learning disabilities; Are we still in 1974 ? Recently I went to see Housemates. It's a play by Hijinx Theatre about how the first supported living house for people with lea...
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We would like to see equality of opportunity in employment across Wales for people with #learningdisabilities Our recommendations for a #JobCoach strategy suggest how this might work. www.engagetochange.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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On today Hall of Fame (political) we have Sioned Wlliams MS for constantly standing up for the rights of disabled people and unpaid carers.
Too often, people with intellectual disability are left out of conversations about love, intimacy, and desire. In this episode, John O’Donnell shares what it’s like to navigate dating with an intellectual disability #USA
Dating with an intellectual disability
Too often, people with intellectual disability are left out of conversations about love, intimacy, and desire. In this episode, John O’Donnell shares what it’s like to navigate dating with an intellec...
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Here's our first official #WCLD ( Welsh Centre for Learning Disability Inclusive Research) team photo! Our website tells you more about our #coproduction and #livedexperience philosophy wcfld.weebly.com Get in touch if we can help you. @kurt1895.bsky.social
It's disappointing to read The Disabled People’s Rights Plan, Wales - What we have done so far and what we will do next (Easy Read) version & not see job coaching & Supported Employment included under employment. These were key messages from a 9 year evaluation in Wales www.gov.wales/sites/defaul...
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Here's our first official #WCLD ( Welsh Centre for Learning Disability Inclusive Research) team photo! Our website tells you more about our #coproduction and #livedexperience philosophy wcfld.weebly.com Get in touch if we can help you. @kurt1895.bsky.social
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👋 Here at the Welsh Centre For Learning Disability Inclusive Research we are now starting to write bids and look for collaborations. | Andrea Meek
👋 Here at the Welsh Centre For Learning Disability Inclusive Research we are now starting to write bids and look for collaborations. We are an inclusive team which offers coproduction from start to fi...
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July is disability pride month Red- physical disabilities Gold- neurodivergence White- invisible and undiagnosed disabilities Blue- Mental health Green- sensory disabilities Happy disability pride month ❤
A priority setting excercise for #DCD #Dyspraxia asking what things #research should focus on. Takes less than 5 minutes to complete. We are keen to hear from people with lived experience as well as parents, carers & teachers #ALN #neurodiversity Complete the survey here: lnkd.in/eDyuhabG
Inclusive Recruitment Event for small & medium enterprises in North Wales 2/10/2025, 8.30am-11.30am Conwy Business Centre We’re looking for real stories from local businesses big or small to help inspire and inform others Email Kim Killow on kim.killow@flintshire.gov.uk
CI&T has unveiled a new prototype banking app aimed at helping adults with learning disabilities gain greater financial independence.
Banking app targets adults with learning difficulties
CI&T has unveiled a new prototype banking app aimed at helping adults with learning disabilities gain greater financial independence
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For those who want to work and can work unemployment hits hard. Employment for people with Learning Disabilities should be a life choice and opportunity, and should be supported in the right way. Benefit cuts are the exact opposite of this. www.linkedin.com/posts/andrea...
I'm a #SupportedEmployment researcher currently finding out just how soul destroying and inaccesible job searching is. | Andrea Meek
I'm a #SupportedEmployment researcher currently finding out just how soul destroying and inaccesible job searching is. While we set up our Community Interest Company I have been looking for par...
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#LearningDisabilityAwarenessWeek There'll be lots of posts but the theme is "Do You See Me" So here's people to follow, all with lived experience, who have more knowledge than I'll ever have @victoriagigbudcym.bsky.social @samanthahall.bsky.social @gerraintgriff.bsky.social @kurt1895.bsky.social
From 2016 to 2023 #EngageToChange worked across #Wales to support young people aged 16-25 with a learning difficulty, learning disability and/or autism to gain meaningful employment. We celebrate the legacy it leaves behind thanks to the brilliant team: ldw.org.uk/engage-to-ch...
We will be holding our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 25th June at the Kinmel and Kinspa Hotel, Abergele. Everyone is welcome to attend. You can find more information on our website here: ow.ly/x3WQ50VWiU2 (pic: N Hirst)
Over the last few years we have collected useful and important information for Carers on the below page: You can find support with energy bills, debt, health and local, national & peer support and information on how to maximise your income. Find out more on our padlet padlet.com/josh582/righ...
‘Rights in action: Maximizing household income through access to the best quality information and advice.’
Carers rights are fundamental, but rights without the means to realise these rights are not always helpful. In line with Carers Rights Day, 2024, we have collated the best information and advice avail...
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If you have experience of #Dyspraxia #DCD please help shape UK research priorities 👉 Take part here: [lnkd.in/eVCK56Rc](lnkd.in/eVCK56Rc)
All Wales People First produced a Position Statement on the Government's Green Paper 'Reforming Benefits & Support to Get Britain Working'. This is the direct voice of people with #learningdisabilities in Wales. Statement is on the website: allwalespeople1st.co.uk/resource-list/
Resources - All Wales People First
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Fantastic questions & unfiltered responses from Danny Dyer on #TheAssembly, being interviewed by people who are learning disabled & neurodivergent. His attitude & demeanor was respectful & humble. Great to see people with Learning Disabilities in control on TV @itvx.com youtu.be/EamWRVWnYHw?...
Danny Dyer With Neurodivergent Interviewers: Drugs, Upbringing, Mistakes | The Assembly - Ep.1
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We would like to see equality of opportunity in employment across Wales for people with #learningdisabilities Our recommendations for a #JobCoach strategy suggest how this might work. www.engagetochange.org.uk/wp-content/u...
