13 June 2025
To celebrate Learning Disability Awareness Week, Monday 16 June to Friday 20 June, Health and Care Jersey’s Adult
Learning Disability Service are partnering with Mencap, Haute Vallée School and
other organisations to highlight the support available for adults with a Learning
Disability.
There are approximately 280 Islanders with a learning disability known to the Adult
Learning Disability Service with the level of support dependent on their individual
needs. With the right support, tailored education plans, assistive technology and
understanding environments, people with learning disabilities can lead rewarding,
fulfilling and independent lives in areas such as:
- Household tasks
- Managing time and organisation
- Social skills and communication
- Making decisions
- Understanding information
- Independent living
- Managing finances
To help increase awareness of the services available in Jersey, the Learning Disability
Service will be hosting a number of sessions within the week as follows:
- Monday 16 June - offering a drop-in session at the Enid Quenault Health and
Wellbeing reception for the public to find out more about the Learning
Disability Service and what support is available on-Island.
- Wednesday 18 June - adults with a Learning Disability join pupils at Haute
Valleé School to participate in a joint art class.
- Thursday 19 June - partnering with Jersey Mencap at the Radisson Blu
Waterfront Hotel to meet with parents of adults with a Learning Disability for
a workshop focusing on the new Sexuality and Relationships Policy and
Guidelines. Information will be provided on services that support parents to
better understand relationships and sexuality.
- Friday 20 June, from noon - celebratory picnic at Howard Davis Park. There
will be music, and an opportunity for Islanders to come together to celebrate
Learning Disability Awareness Week with a Zumba session led by Jersey
Mencap.
Also, the Learning Disability Physiotherapist Team along with AquaSplash, provide
small group exercise sessions for individuals with learning disabilities. Each session
promotes exercise adapted to meet individual goals with the aim to improve physical
mobility, boost confidence, improve wellbeing and promote social inclusion through
the therapeutic benefits of aquatic exercise.
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