{"id":47972,"date":"2019-10-17T16:24:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T16:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=47972"},"modified":"2019-10-17T16:24:31","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T16:24:31","slug":"newport-conference-this-november-to-champion-the-inclusion-of-those-with-learning-difficulties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2019\/10\/17\/newport-conference-this-november-to-champion-the-inclusion-of-those-with-learning-difficulties\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference to champion the inclusion of those with learning difficulties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning Disability Wales will host their 2019 conference in Newport next month, advocating those with learning disabilities being \u201cseen, heard, valued and included\u201d <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Welsh charity Learning Disability Wales will host their annual conference on 6 November in Newport, promoting greater inclusion of people with an intellectual disability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be a mixture of presentations and workshops, emphasising to those in South Wales with learning difficulties the importance and achievability of being involved and succeeding in all areas of society.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simon Rose, training and events manager at Learning Disability Wales, said, \u201cWe hope it will encourage people to see how they themselves are seen, heard, valued and included.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It isn\u2019t just for people with learning difficulties themselves, however.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another theme will be educating those working alongside or for people with learning difficulties who, as Simon said, also have a role in supporting greater inclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to learning disability charity MENCAP, only 2 in every 10 people with mild to moderate learning difficulties are in employment, a figure which drops to 6 in 100 for those with a severe disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mencap.org.uk\/about-us\/what-we-think\/employment-what-we-think\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">MENCAP<\/a> says this is partly due to a lack of employer understanding about the potential of those with learning difficulties, as well as a general lack of skill and confidence development for them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning Disability Wales therefore aim to educate colleagues, teachers and carers as to how they can put adequate support and development in place in either a working or educational environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be workshops providing digital training and advice about social networking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speakers will include the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthparliament.wales\/\" target=\"_blank\">Welsh Youth Parliament<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cllrsarapickard?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Councillor Sara Pickard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference, Right Here, will be held on 6 November at the Coldra Holiday Inn, Newport. 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