June 13, 2025 - 627 views
People in North Wales are invited to join hiking and biking events during Learning Disability Awareness Week.
From 16th to 22nd June various organisations are hosting activities for all abilities across the region, promoting inclusivity and understanding.
The initiative, led by North Wales Together, aims to highlight the theme of "Do You See Me" and improve the quality of life for people with learning disabilities.
North Wales Together works closely with local councils, health services, charities and people with lived experience. This project aims to help children, young people and adults with learning disabilities to live happy, healthy and independent lives.
Kathryn Whitfield, Programme Manager for North Wales Together: Seamless Services for People with Learning Disabilities, said: “We aim to improve the quality of life for people with learning disabilities in North Wales, focusing on living locally, feeling safe, valued and included, with access to effective personal support that promotes independence, choice and control.
“Thanks to support from the North Wales Regional Partnership Board and funding from the Regional Integration Fund, more than £1.3 million has been invested in community activities over the past six years. This funding has played a crucial role in strengthening third sector collaboration and co-producing member-led preventative wellbeing services for people with learning disabilities across the region.
“All our work is coproduced with people with learning disabilities, their families and service colleagues. Our work has been recognised, with us being shortlisted twice for the Social Care Wales Accolades Awards for our coproduction and partnership working.”
To learn more about North Wales Together, contact: ldtransformation@flintshire.gov.uk.
To learn more about the North Wales Regional Partnership Board, visit: https://www.northwalescollaborative.wales/regional-partnership-board/
