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Andrew Lee and Kate Brackley on a platform at Stratford Station

Andrew Lee and Kate Brackley on a platform at Stratford StationTransport for London - Learning Disability Transport Forum

Making London transport better for people with learning difficulties, disabilities and autism across London
23 Jan 2024
Front cover of a newsletter with some sample images and text

Front cover of a newsletter with some sample images and textPeople First (Self Advocacy) Winter Newsletter 2023

Read a message from Director Andrew Lee about our work in 2023 and some important events coming up in 2024.
22 Dec 2023
Information in a speech bubble and a legal document

Information in a speech bubble and a legal documentCo-Producing Accessible Legal Information project

People First is a partner in a new research project on accessible legal information
1 May 2023
Screenshot of the cover of the Draft Mental Health Bill

Screenshot of the cover of the Draft Mental Health BillDraft Mental Health Bill 2022 - our briefing and consultation response

Understanding how the Draft Mental Health Bill will affect people with a learning difficulty, disability or autism
30 Jun 2022
Document with image of scales representing equality on the front

Document with image of scales representing equality on the frontHuman Rights Act Reform consultation - briefing

A Modern Bill Of Rights A consultation to reform the Human Rights Act 1998
22 Apr 2022
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UN CRPD logoUNCRPD - England Civil Society Shadow Report

Events and evidence gathering for the final Shadow Report
10 Nov 2021
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Photo of Advocacy Manager Sam JohnsonWorking through Covid - Sam Johnson

Advocacy Plus Manager, Sam Johnson, shares her thoughts on working through Covid
27 Oct 2021
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A big yellow image which reads "Oi""Oi! Out in Front event

A conference run by people with learning difficulties, disabilities and autism
30 Jun 2021
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London Funders logoHow London Self-advocacy groups coped with COVID

A six-month project funded by Trust for London
26 Feb 2021
A photo of Yew Trees Hospital

A photo of Yew Trees HospitalAnother shocking scandal!

Another shocking scandal at Yew Trees hospital in Kirby-le-Soken, Essex, run by Cygnet Healthcare. Why does this keep happening?
24 Sep 2020
A photo of Whorlton Hall

A photo of Whorlton HallWhorlton Hall - another scandal!

Apologies and promises after a scandal have no meaning if deaths and abuse continue to happen in these outdated, unsafe and isolated institutions.
30 May 2019
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