Resources and easy reads for people with learning disabilities

by | Oct 27, 2022

Resource nameResource link
Books Beyond Words - free resources for people with learning disabilitiesClick here
CQC - Person centred careClick here
CQC - Quality of life tool for inspecting services for people with learning disabilityClick here
CQC - Right support, right care, right cultureClick here
CQC - Training staff to support autistic people and people with a learning disabilityClick here
HCC - Guide to making information Easy ReadClick here
HCC learning disability resources and supportClick here
HCC - The Purple FolderClick here
Hello My Name Is - A campaign for more compassionate careClick here
Human Right and DNARs: People's experiences of DNAR Decision Making (2020)Click here
GOV.UK - Equality Act: GuidanceClick here
GOV.UK - The Mental Capacity Act 2005Click here
GOV.UK - The Mental Capacity Act: Making decisionsClick here
GOV.UK - Reasonable adjustments for people with a learning disabilityClick here
The Makaton ChairtyClick here
Mencap - Information on Learning Disabilities and classificationClick here
Mencap - Mental Capacity Act resource pack (for families and carers)Click here
Mencap - Statistics on learning disabilities Click here
NHS - Easy read guide to the Mental Capacity Act Click here
NHS - Hospital PassportClick here
NHS - LeDeR - learning from deaths lives and deathsClick here
NHS - STOMP and STAMP leafletClick here
NICE - quick guide for practitioners supporting people growing older with learning disabilitiesClick here
NICE - Learning Disabilities: What is it?Click here
Nursing Times - information on one page profilesClick here
Project Implicit Click here
REACH Standards - practical guideClick here
The LPS and care providers - Mental capacity law and policy videoClick here
The real tenancy testClick here
Tizard Cantre/United Response - What good looks like?Click here