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Hate Crime & It’s Impact
December 17, 2018
National Hate Crime Awareness Week takes place every year in October. This year, at the beginning of National Hate Crime Awareness week, it was reported that disability hate crimes have…
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Travel training, friendship and independence
April 30, 2018
“Being partially sighted is not a barrier to me being independent!” James is 18 years old and lives with his Mum, Dad, sister and their pet dog. He found…
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People Should be Supported to Make Responsible Choices
February 14, 2018
A lot of members of MLMC are living good independent lives. We have friends and a community, and some of us have jobs. But sometimes things happen which make us…
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Learning to use Trains Gives People More Opportunities
January 31, 2018
This month, participants of our Travel Buddy project attended a 2-day workshop teaching them how to travel by train. The training was delivered by Great Western Railways and Oxford City…
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How The Safe Places Scheme Is Making People Feel Safer In The Community
January 12, 2018
We recently helped to make this video about Safe Places in Oxfordshire, and so thought it would be a good idea to tell you about the Safe Places scheme. Safe…
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What Are My Life My Choice Members Hoping For In 2018?
January 4, 2018
At the My Life My Choice Christmas Party, we asked some of our trustees and group members what their hopes and wishes were for 2018. This is what they said.…
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Can An NHS England Learning Disability Director Bring The Change We Have All Been Waiting For?
December 8, 2017
We were pleased to hear that Ray James has been appointed the first National Learning Disability Director at NHS England, and would like to congratulate him on getting the…
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Services Need to be Different to Offer People Choice
November 9, 2017
Recently we have had the opportunity to visit FarmAbility – an outdoor, farm-based day centre for people with autism and learning disabilities just outside of Oxford. According to their website,…
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