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Planning & supportYour hopes and goals
This guide is for people in England. Your wishes and interests matter.
Everyday lifeThings to enjoy and explore
Your interests matter. You can try something new or enjoy something familiar.
Everyday lifeDoing things you enjoy
This guide is for people in England. Your interests and friendships matter.
Communication & sensesEnjoying your interests
Respect interests as enjoyment and strengths, with practical support for choice, access and balance.
HealthMoving more and feeling well
Find walking groups, parkrun, adapted cycling and ways to move that suit you.
Everyday lifePlanning a holiday with support
You can say what kind of holiday you want. Plan the support and access you need before booking.
Everyday lifeHaving an allotment or growing plants
Find an allotment, community garden or food-growing group, and plan the help you need.
Everyday lifeHelping nature as a volunteer
Help nature through a local group and plan support for your first visit.
Care & supportDay centres and other ways to spend your day
You can say how you want to spend your day. A day centre is one option among many.
Everyday lifeLearning everyday skills
You can choose something you want to learn. You can get help in a way that suits you.
Everyday lifeCaring for the environment and wildlife
Recycle, help wildlife and enjoy nature in ways that work for you.
HealthEating and drinking well
Plan meals and drinks that suit your choices, budget and health.
Swimming, fitness, museums and galleries
Everyday lifeVisiting museums and art galleries
Plan a museum or gallery visit around your interests, comfort and access needs.
HealthGoing swimming
Plan an enjoyable swim, find suitable lessons and understand pool and open-water safety.
HealthGoing to the gym
Plan a gym visit, learn how to use equipment and find a comfortable pace with suitable support.
HealthChoosing flotation equipment
Understand different flotation equipment, its limits and how to get help choosing and using it.
Friends and getting out
Everyday lifeMaking and keeping friends
Your friendships matter. You can ask for help to meet people.
Rights & choicesChoose your evenings and social life
This guide is for adults in England. Your social life matters.
Everyday lifeJoining a club or group
Find clubs, meet people and plan a comfortable first visit.
Everyday lifeHaving a pet
Plan a pet’s care, costs and the support you need.
Everyday lifeGetting around by bus and train
Plan buses and trains step by step, arrange assistance, and prepare for changes or access problems.
Everyday lifeFree and cheaper travel
Check disabled bus passes, Railcards, companion discounts and local schemes before you travel.
Everyday lifeCan my companion enter free?
Check free companion tickets, access schemes, costs and reasonable adjustments.
Everyday lifeIf you get lost
Plan how to ask for help, use a contact card and respond if someone is missing.
Everyday lifeChecking access before visiting a shop or venue
You can ask a shop or venue about access. Explain what would help you use the service.
Everyday lifeBeing a little person
Some people use the words little person or dwarfism. You can choose the words you prefer.
Connect and have a say
AdvocacyHelp to understand and speak up
This guide explains different types of advocacy. Advocacy means support to understand your choices and have your views heard.
AdvocacyFind an advocate or group near me
Find an advocate or a self-advocacy group in your area.
Rights & choicesYour culture and beliefs
Support for religious services, cultural connections and your own beliefs.
Rights & choicesAgreeing an access plan for a meeting or conference
Ask for the changes you need before the meeting. Write down what the organiser agrees to arrange.
Everyday lifeHelp with phones and computers
Get help with phones, computers and internet safety.
Everyday lifeCreators and public voices
People with learning disabilities create and share many things. You can choose what you enjoy.
Rights & choicesYour vote and the help you can ask for
Voting helps choose people who make decisions about our country or local area. This guide is about voting in England.
Rights & choicesAsk your MP for help
MP means Member of Parliament. Your MP represents the area where you live.
Rights & choicesLearning Disability Pride and speaking up together
Learning Disability Pride celebrates people with learning disabilities. You can choose how you join in.
Rights & choicesCampaigns and making change
A campaign brings people together to ask for change. You can choose how to take part.
People and achievements
People & achievementsActors on stage and screen
Meet Sarah Gordy, Tommy Jessop and Leon Harrop.
People & achievementsArtists, designers and models
Discover art, clothes and modelling by people with learning disabilities.
People & achievementsMusicians and songwriters
Explore music by Lizzie Emeh and Pino Frumiento.
People & achievementsPeople who run businesses
Meet Michael Beynon and John Cronin, who helped build businesses.
People & achievementsAthletes and sporting achievements
Meet Jessica-Jane Applegate, Kiera Byland and Chris Nikic.
Find support that works for you
Choose what interests you. Check the cost, access and support before joining an activity.