Our Life Our Choice

We are the national campaign defending residential CHOICE for people with learning disabilities and/or autism.

Instagram: @ourlifeourchoicecampaign

[Our Life Our Choice @CampaignOLOC]

Today we issued a new press release in response to the Care Quality Commission’s updated Right Support, Right Care, Right Culture guidance.

Please find the press release attached below. We would be very grateful if you could read and share it.

[Our Life Our Choice @CampaignOLOC]

@presh53_ruth Hi Ruth, thanks for the suggestion. Let us look into this and I’ll let you know!

[Our Life Our Choice @CampaignOLOC]

"Without CHOICE, the future for people like my son is really grim"
"We need to look at people as individuals, and find out what is best for them."
Good policy listens when families speak.

[That's TV Lancashire @ThatsTVLancs]

"My brother lived in a care village, and he had an amazing quality of life..."

David Wilks of Our Life Our Choice @CampaignOLOC spoke to That's TV about the campaign to change government and CQC guidance on care villages for adults with learning disabilities.

[Anna O'Mahony @AnnaOMahony1]

Great to be attending the conference today @campaignOLOC talking about such a critical issue in social care

[Jane Raca @janeraca]

Looking forward to speaking at the national conference of 'Our Life, Our Choice' @CampaignOLOC on 3rd April. Maybe we will finally persuade the Care Quality Commission, @CQCProf, to let disabled adults choose where they make their homes, like everyone else.

[Our Life Our Choice @CampaignOLOC]

📢 We Need Your Help! Invite Your MP to Our Campaign Launch 📢 The Our Life Our CHOICE campaign is hosting a Campaign Launch and Parliamentary Lobby on 📍Tuesday, 28th January 2025, at 10:45 am in the Jubilee Room, Westminster Hall, Houses of Parliament.📍

[Our Life Our Choice @CampaignOLOC]

@janeraca @CQCProf Well said Jane. CQCs ongoing destruction of provision of care and accommodation for severely learning disabled people in the past few years has caused huge distress to those affected and their families, as a result of unfounded dogmatic policies administered with inconsistencies!

[Jane Raca @janeraca]

The @CQCProf is not only failing people in hospital. It is also failing young people with profound and complex disabilities and/or autism, who wish to live in congregate settings. Places with on-site therapists, cafés and hydro pools, so they do not have to go on transport to reach these things. Where non-verbal communication is universally understood. There are long waiting lists for congregate settings, but @CQCProf refuses to register new ones, insisting that everyone should live 'in the community'. At the same time, @CQCProf is happy to register new retirement villages. Our disabled young people are being deprived of options. Not fair. Their Life Their Choice. @CampaignOLOC.

https://t.co/kio4zieNSE

[anita bennett @anitabe72436106]

@karinsmyth @ThangamDebb Congratulations on your new post @karinsmyth and thank you for your hard work for families affected by learning disability, @ThangamDebb @CampaignOLOC @Rescare_Charity @mencap_charity @CamphillFor @CamphillVillage @CVTSharedLives

[anita bennett @anitabe72436106]

Why then doesn’t the @CareQualityComlisten listen to the desperate families of those with learning disabilities who need the right to live in village communities. Their ideological opposition, lacking any evidence, is outmoded & discriminatory. Please follow @CampaignOLOC

[DrawMyCare @MaryOToole10]

#LearningDisability #Autism #Families building on foundations laid in the 70s by a small Steiner inspired sheltered #community established by a #charity that no longer exists, so we made a new one! Not everyone wants to live in a single property in an urban location? #SocialCare

[Our Life Our Choice @CampaignOLOC]

We’ve had a busy few months at Our Life Our Choice! A full update can be read here: https://t.co/0lweY5XioG #choice #learningdisability #autism #socialcare

[Our Life Our Choice @CampaignOLOC]

Equal #choice must be defended! #campaign #learningdisability #socialcare #autism #AutismAwareness #charity #equalrights #care #families

[Our Life Our Choice @CampaignOLOC]

The “village” style of #care and accommodation is growing in popularity around the world - so why is it not considered an equally valid #CHOICE in #socialcare policy and guidance for people with #learningdisabilities and/or #autism and their families?

[Our Life Our Choice @CampaignOLOC]

#LindenFarm exemplifies the incredible outcomes that full #choice in #care and accommodation can provide - highlighting that more #adultsocialcare provision is vital to meet the diversity of needs of individuals with a #learningdisability and/or #autism.
https://t.co/Q1l07ayBEw

[Rescare @Rescare_Charity]

1 month until our Annual General Meeting which will take place online.
Have you registered for your place?

https://t.co/gfqxvKVgA1

#annualgeneralmeeting #onlinemeeting

[Our Life Our Choice @CampaignOLOC]

"residents are more concerned about Adult Care Services, making up nearly a fifth (19%) of complaints" - an interesting report from the Ombudsman that shows more needs to be done to improve adult social care and support special educational needs. https://t.co/sGsJxWQ7sq

[Our Life Our Choice @CampaignOLOC]

Thank you to @CCTVinCare and @SlaterGordonUK for having us today and facilitating an opportunity to engage in the vital conversation of what is needed in social care, to improve the quality of provision and ensure the safety and dignity of the vulnerable

[Slater and Gordon UK @SlaterGordonUK]

Today, CCFTV are hosting a discussion surrounding social care and what needs to change. It'll be attended by care leaders and @Richard_Scorer, head of abuse law at Slater and Gordon.

[Our Life Our Choice @CampaignOLOC]

Have a read of the latest newsletter from @Rescare_Charity where they reflect on the insightful discussion had at their zoom forum they kindly had us present at in June! https://t.co/09KEjPK6IW