News and Opinion

Today, as thousands of care workers protest in Westminster, I asked Jordan, Chair of the Dimensions Council and an expert by lived experience, to sum up what needs to change.

This page on supported living for adults with learning disabilities and autism aims to help families who are questioning their loved one’s living arrangements, particularly those thinking about a move away from the family home.

2050 autistic people and people with a learning disability are locked up in long stay hospitals and assessment and treatment units today.

Rachael highlights the significant financial burden imposed by the rise in National Insurance contributions and the National Living Wage increase; Dimensions alone faces an additional £15.1 million in costs in the first year.

Women with autism and learning disabilities in the UK are struggling to access menopause support, often facing more severe symptoms or earlier onset than the general population.

As part of our campaign to encourage more MPs to visit the homes of people we support so they can develop a better understanding of person-centred supported living, Government Minister Seema Malhotra visited Elliott and his Lead Support Worker Paul Baker at one of our homes in Hounslow, West London.

We were delighted to welcome Care Minister, Stephen Kinnock MP, to the Wokingham borough.

As disability hate crime remains critically underreported, Dimensions is rolling out lecture and workshop lesson plans across universities, police forces, and other frontline professions nationwide to be delivered in partnership with local self-advocates.

Dimensions welcomes the Employment Rights Bill as a major step forward in recognising the social care workforce which has been overlooked for so long.

Our Dimensions Cymru colleagues Lisa Morgan and Rachel Folland both walked away from this year’s Welsh Care Awards with gold awards in their respective categories.