Sussex care provider raise awareness about learning disabilities and campaign for fair funding for support

By Alice ClementsContributor
Published 12th Jun 2023, 09:30 BST
Updated 12th Jun 2023, 09:31 BST
A client of one of Southdown’s 30 learning disability services across Sussex at the care provider’s annual Learning Disability Services’ Summer Fiesta. A client of one of Southdown’s 30 learning disability services across Sussex at the care provider’s annual Learning Disability Services’ Summer Fiesta.
A client of one of Southdown’s 30 learning disability services across Sussex at the care provider’s annual Learning Disability Services’ Summer Fiesta.
June 19-25 is Learning Disability Week which is run educate and raise awareness about learning disabilities; smash stigmas to end discrimination, and fight and campaign for a fairer society. Throughout the week, Sussex-based care provider, Southdown, is highlighting incredible things people accessing its learning disabilities services achieve. It’s also campaigning for fairer funding for support.

This week (June 19-25) is Learning Disability Week, which is run by Mencap annually to: educate and raise awareness about learning disabilities; smash stigmas to end discrimination, and fight and campaign for a fairer society.

Throughout the week, Sussex-based not-for-profit housing, care and support provider, Southdown, is highlighting incredible things people accessing its learning disabilities services achieve. It’s also campaigning, on behalf of the wider care sector, for fair funding for learning disability support.

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