Sometimes, it can be hard to understand why a person acts the way they do, and even harder to figure out what to do about it. And sometimes, with hindsight, it’s all pretty obvious. Emily is a case in point. Emily spent her time in an electric wheelchair when she attended a day centre – […]
Could you help autistic people and people with learning disabilities across Somerset to find employment and follow their dreams? As a member of our supported employment team, that’s Gina’s job: So today, let’s meet Claire, a young lady she’s supported since leaving college a few months ago. During that time Gina has supported Claire to […]
Could you help autistic people and people with learning disabilities across Somerset to find employment and follow their dreams? Today we talk to Gina, who has been supporting Bryony’s dream to earn enough to take her daughter to Disneyland! Thanks to Bryony’s support from Discovery’s supported Employment team and Home Bargains, it’s fast becoming a […]
Meet Joe, a lively, friendly, autistic male with a great gift of the gab and sense of humour who plays on words with any chance he gets! Joe who was in “Dire Straits” with his fitness, but with great support from his support worker Josh, Joe walked up Glastonbury Tor! Somerset’s landmark icon stands proudly […]
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and we couldn’t let it pass without giving a shout out to some of our colleagues that are talking openly about their mental health. After all, we all bring our whole self to work. We dedicate today to all our colleagues dealing with mental health and those who […]
This Dying Matters Awareness Week we’d like to acknowledge colleagues in Taunton for the support they provided to a person at the end of his life. An extract from an email received from Somerset CCG reads: ‘I can only congratulate you all on the way that [name] received his end of life care….It is so […]
Are you: An adult who identifies as having a learning difficulty or learning disability? A parent or carer of adults with a learning difficulty or learning disability? A Parent or carer of children with a learning difficulty, learning disability, or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD)? An ally of people with a learning difficulty or […]
You and I can only imagine what a challenge it must be to run a home during a Covid outbreak, but what if you are the only one left standing- and new too? Although Jenni isn’t strictly new to care, or even support work, or Discovery, she had only been in her current post for […]
Meet Amber, a young lady who, due to an accident at 18 months of age, is blind in one eye and lives with an acquired brain injury. Amber’s social worker referred her to Discovery’s supported employment team after she left college because, well, let her tell you herself: “I was at college studying childcare, I […]
At Discovery we talk a lot about Active Support. Active Support is how we help someone to become more independent.It’s all about tiny steps – that’s to say, steps that might seem tiny but which can make a huge difference to a person’s life. For example “Eddie”, a young autistic man, is used to clapping […]