Charities call on government to provide multi-year funding for social care to avoid “dire” consequences
The UK’s adult social care sector is teetering on the brink of collapse, according to the latest ‘Sector Pulse Check Report’ by learning disability charity…
Personalised assistive tech training course for professionals receives CPD certification
Learning disability charity Hft’s face-to-face personalised technology training course, which aims to provide those who support vulnerable people with an awareness of assistive technology, has…
Social interactions identified as key to encouraging physical activity in tech project
Learning disability charity Hft, in partnership with AI start-up Tendertec, has identified social connectivity as the most important factor in the next phase of FitBees,…
Learning disability charity supports the Archbishops’ Commission’s call for a care covenant
The Archbishops’ Commission has launched a new report, ‘Care and Support Reimagined: A National Care Covenant for England’, which has gained support from a learning…
Charity champions use of personalised assistive tech for adults with disabilities
Learning disability charity Hft hopes to create a pivotal digital solution for the future of national social care planning and policy using assistive technology that…
Learning disability charity makes free will writing service available ahead of Remember a Charity Week
Learning disability charity Hft is offering a free will writing service to encourage young adults to make their first ever will, after research reveals that…
Collaboration between ICSs and ICBs could improve the lives of 1.2 million people with learning disabilities
According to a new report from digital health and care consultancy firm, Channel 3, supported by strategic leaders including national learning disability charity, Hft, the…
Personalised care tech solutions developed to better support individuals with learning disabilities
National charity providing services for people with learning disabilities Hft has collaborated with digital grouped living provider Everon to develop personalised care technology solutions fit…
Hft e-learning course in Personalised Technology supports adults with learning disabilities
Learning disability charity Hft has launched an online training course on personalised technology (PT) to raise awareness of how it can be used to help…
Interaction hubs help people with learning disabilities reunite with loved ones
People with learning disabilities in Cheshire and Merseyside are able to enjoy the company of their loved ones safely, thanks to new ‘interaction hubs’ that…