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Joe’s Soapbox: Members’ experiences during the lifting of Covid restrictions

author icon author icon 23/02/2022 author icon Joe's SoapboxNews

Since the start of Covid we have asked members how things have affected them. We have also asked the local…

Joe’s Soapbox: Mental Capacity Act

author icon author icon 22/09/2021 author icon Joe's Soapbox

Mental Health/ Mental Capacity Act Consultation. I recently met with officials from Welsh Government. They are looking at how changes…

Joe’s Soapbox: Hear me, Include me, Respect me

author icon author icon 22/09/2021 author icon Joe's Soapbox

In 2017, All Wales People First consulted with: Members Staff in self-advocacy groups Third Sector in Wales To find out…

Joe’s Soapbox: Adfest 2021

author icon author icon 21/07/2021 author icon Joe's Soapbox

It was a shame that this year’s AdFest had to be on zoom again. We wanted to meet you in…

Joe’s Soapbox – Manifesto 2021

author icon author icon 20/05/2021 author icon Joe's SoapboxNews

Joe’s Soapbox 2021 Manifesto On the 31st March we launched our new Manifesto. This is for the Welsh Government elections…

Joe’s Soapbox – Covid

author icon author icon 02/10/2020 author icon Joe's Soapbox

Joe’s Soapbox – Covid We have been very busy during the Covid 19 epidemic. We have collected your stories and…

Joe’s Soapbox June 2020

author icon author icon 08/06/2020 author icon Joe's Soapbox

All Wales People First are doing a lot of work on Coronavirus. We know that this is an important issue…

Joe’s Soapbox December

author icon author icon 27/11/2019 author icon Joe's Soapbox

The General Election I urge all people with learning disabilities to vote in the General election. The election is taking…

Joe’s Soapbox, November 2019

author icon author icon 21/11/2019 author icon Joe's Soapbox

The fight for self-advocacy All Wales People First are very concerned about self-advocacy. And the problems it faces. Since the…

Joe’s Soapbox July 2019

author icon author icon 31/07/2019 author icon Joe's Soapbox

IPA Contracts We are concerned about IPA contracts. IPA stands for Independent Professional Advocacy Contracts. These contracts say that advocates…

Joe’s Soapbox May 2019

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MIRROR Strategy In 2017 we held an evaluation. This is when we asked you what you think about us. What…

AdFest National Conference 2018

author icon author icon 20/11/2018 author icon Joe's Soapbox

I am delighted with our 2018 conference. It was our first ever conference in North Wales. One hundred people attended…

Looking forward to seeing you for our AdFest National Conference 2018!

author icon author icon 11/10/2018 author icon Joe's Soapbox

I’ve been busy with the team recently, getting ready for our big Adfest National Conference next week! We’re almost set…

What’s in a name?

author icon author icon 19/07/2018 author icon Joe's Soapbox

A few years ago, All Wales People First looked at the term ‘Learning Disability.’ We wondered if our National Council…

Cat C Abuse

author icon author icon 15/02/2018 author icon Joe's Soapbox

An interesting article by Joe Powell, which was first published in ‘Llais’ (a Learning Disability Wales publication) https://www.ldw.org.uk/media/316213/a_new_form_of_abuse.pdf

National Conference 2018

author icon author icon 31/01/2018 author icon Joe's Soapbox

I am delighted that this year’s National Conference will be held in North Wales. This was decided by the National…

Lead Ambassador Job, Engage to Change Project – New Closing date 5th January

author icon author icon 20/11/2017 author icon Joe's Soapbox

We have an exciting job opportunity for a Lead Ambassador. This is part of the Engage to Change Project. Please…

Joe’s Soapbox

author icon author icon 01/10/2017 author icon Joe's Soapbox

Welcome to my first blog ‘Joe’s Soapbox.’ Today I want to talk to you about our 2017 National Conference. Our…