{"id":7249,"date":"2017-05-23T13:40:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T12:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/care-and-health\/?post_type=learning-dis&#038;p=7249"},"modified":"2025-12-16T09:18:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:18:38","slug":"learning-disability-in-devon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/care-and-support\/disabilities\/learning-disability-in-devon\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning disability in Devon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Helping&nbsp;people with a learning disability find support to&nbsp;stay happy and healthy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We want people with learning disabilities to have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. This might be around&nbsp;finding&nbsp;the right&nbsp;place to live, help with managing money and benefits, staying healthy or having an active&nbsp;social life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is our aim to find the learning disability support necessary for people to live as independently as possible, as part of their local community and close to their family and friends.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Promoting independence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilitytogether.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Disability Together<\/a>\u00a0has made some short films which look at how important living independently is, how it has been achieved and the difference it has made to people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the films can be found on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1aAP1g0diE_sYqE--CJlNQ\" rel=\"noopener\">Disability Together YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using technology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Information\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/adults\/assistive-technologies\/\">how technology can be used to promote independence<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More useful information for you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/support-at-home\/\">Support at home<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/education-and-employment\/\">Education and employment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/life-skills\/money-management\/\">Money management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/care-and-support\/disabilities\/mental-health\/\">Looking after your Mental Health<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/transport\/\">Transport<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/life-skills\/lasting-power-of-attorney-setting-up-a-will-and-support-with-end-of-life\/\">Lasting power of attorney<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/solutions\/contact-with-friends-and-family\/\">Relationships<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/life-skills\/loneliness\/\">Overcoming loneliness<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/support-at-home\/home-safety\/\">Keeping safe<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/health-and-wellbeing\/\">Health and wellbeing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/housing-options\/\">Housing options<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helping&nbsp;people with a learning disability find support to&nbsp;stay happy and healthy We want people with learning disabilities to have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. This might be around&nbsp;finding&nbsp;the right&nbsp;place to live, help with managing money and benefits, staying healthy or having an active&nbsp;social life. 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