Help for people with learning disabilities

Learning disability strategy

The Council, along with the City of London, have co-produced a five-year learning disabilities strategy with learning disabled residents and their families and carers.

• City and Hackney learning disabilities strategy

Learning disabilities partnership forum

We have a learning disabilities partnership forum in City and Hackney, which works together to make City and Hackney a learning disabilities friendly place.

Services for learning disabled people

The find support services map allows you to search for services near you that offer support and advice.

The integrated learning disabilities service (ILDS) provides specialist support to eligible learning disabled adults in City and Hackney.

ILDS can support with:

• social work – we support, protect and improve your quality of life
• occupational therapy – We look at your practical skills, like personal care or travel skills. If something is difficult for you to do we can talk about ways to make it easier
• physiotherapy – we can support you to move, sit and rest comfortably
• community nursing – we can support you get the health care and treatment you need. We can also support you to have a healthier lifestyle
• psychology – we support you to think about your feelings. We can support you to change your behaviour if you, or other people, are worried about it. We will assess your IQ if someone needs to know this
• psychiatry – we look after your mental health needs
• speech and language therapy – we can support you with your communication, hearing, eating and drinking
• behaviour therapy – we support you when you feel angry or when carers find it hard to understand why you are angry or unhappy

Hackney’s supported employment service can support you to find work, keep your job and get the training you need.

Resources for learning disabled people

We want our vulnerable people, such as those with learning disabilities, to stay safe and well. Many of them will need support to do this. We have put together some information to help including easy read information.

5 ways to wellbeing

• learn more about how you can look after yourself with these 5 ways to wellbeing
• how to stay mentally well this winter

Resources for those supporting learning disabled people

• an introduction to learning disabilities: the basics
• information on constipation: poo matters
• video on making reasonable adjustments
• NHS information on making reasonable adjustments
• communication tips
• working with learning disabled people
• looking after yourself – support for carers
• City and Hackney learning disabilities charter – a description of what you can do to champion the rights of learning disabled people

Advice on behaviour that challenges

• behavioural advice
• behavioural first aid kit
• video: how can positive behaviour support help us all right now?
• video: getting started with positive behaviour support – session 1
• video: getting started with positive behaviour support – session 2
• video: getting started with positive behaviour support – session 3

Covid-19

Guidance and easy read resources.

Resources and help for autistic people

• resources and help for autistic people