August 12, 2010
Lansdowne Care Services is now 25 Years old. Lansdowne Care Services wishes to thank everyone for their support and those that joined in to make our 25th Anniversary Celebrations run so smoothly. In particular we would like to thank: The Star & Garter in Silsoe for their fabulous Hog Roast Franco’s Ices for the splendid [...]
August 6, 2010
This weekend Lansdowne Care Services celebrates its 25th year anniversary. In 1985 the opening of a Residential Care Home at 1 Lansdowne Road, Bedford saw Lansdowne Care Services become one of the first independent organisations to provide Care for people with Learning Disabilities in Bedfordshire. Since that time we have grown to six care establishments [...]
June 29, 2010
What is The Blue Badge Scheme? The Blue Badge Scheme is an important service for people with severe mobility problems that enables badge holders to park close to where they need to go. The scheme operates throughout the UK, and is administered by local authorities who deal with applications and issue badges.
May 28, 2010
The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities has released a document to help explain the new coalition government.
May 5, 2010
With the General Election fast approaching we managed to get our hands on some of the Easy to Read versions of the Manifesto’s for The Labour Party, The Liberal Democrats and The Conservative Party so why not check them out and keep informed of what these parties have to say about their policies and plans for the future.
April 9, 2010
Beginning Monday 12th April is a brand new series on Channel 4 that follows a cast of Autistic teenagers as they attempt to produce their own stage show.
March 25, 2010
Lansdowne Care Services has now launched Skills for Living, a new day care programme. Skills for Living has been designed to motivate and encourage clients to apply themselves to new activities and skill sets to promote the achievement of outcomes. The programme offers a selection of structured sessions offering choice and ensuring clients receive a balance of knowledge-based learning combined with practical activity.
March 8, 2010
Polly Tommey is the founder of the UK registered Charity The Autism Trust and back in 2009 she launched her own campaign to get the Government to understand that more help is needed for those with an autistic spectrum disorder. As of the 3rd March 2010, the Government launched a new strategy aimed at helping adults with Autism to live independently.
March 1, 2010
POhWER IMCA advocates provide a free, confidential and independent service to support people who lack capacity to make certain decisions. Find out who Imca are and what they can do. Since The Mental Capacity Act 2005 came into force in 2007, it was introduced that the new statutory role of the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) was to support people who lacked capacity to make certain decisions.
March 1, 2010
Sticks and Stones is a Channel 4 documentary on Disability Hate Crime which will be shown on Fri 05 Mar, 7.30PM on Channel 4. First Cut presents film-maker Hannah Murphy’s sensitive and poignant portrayal of what life can be like for disabled people in Britain.
