A home should be more than a place to sleep. It should be a place where people feel safe, valued and able to live the life they choose. For adults with learning disabilities and autism, the right home can have a profound impact on independence, wellbeing and opportunities. It can provide stability, support personal growth...Continue Reading

Winterbourne View 10th anniversary: looking back and looking forward 31st May 2021 is the 10th anniversary of the BBC Panorama programme that exposed the horrific abuse of people with learning disabilities and autism at Winterbourne View, a private hospital that was being paid an average of £3,500 per week for each patient placed there by...Continue Reading

Independent Living | Zetetick housing donate to Croydon People First Zetetick is delighted to have been able to giveback to Croydon People First with a donation, and Judith Chambers, our Director of Housing, presented them with a giant cheque for £3,000 on 24th May. The happy recipients were Geraldine O’Shea, Director, and Sedley Wilson, Chair....Continue Reading

National Vegetarian week – helping people with learning disabilities Welcome to National Vegetarian Week, which starts today Monday 10 May – and runs to Sunday 16 May.  This event takes place every year to encourage and educate people to focus, for just one week, on the benefits of being a vegetarian with delicious and healthy...Continue Reading

Change is needed and housing is in crisis Yes, change is needed if we are to get housing for people with learning disabilities. In fact, generally, social housing needs to step up. Housing for people with learning disabilities How can we grasp the ideas of another culture or another person, when the very way we...Continue Reading