HLINks: Autism Awareness Week, New Blog, and Specialist Housing News

This Week

Autism Awareness Week

This week saw world Autism Awareness Week. The Housing LIN has resources and training about specialist housing and living independently for adults with learning disabilities and autism. You can find more information by clicking the link below.

• World Autism Awareness Week

New Blog

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The Housing LIN's newest blog is out now. Written by Housing LIN London regional lead Margaret Edwards, the blog is the fourth in Margaret's series about making her home age-friendly. In this instalment Margaret talks about the importance of good quality heating for age-friendly housing.

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Housing LIN Survey

Rightsizing Survey

Don't forget that our rightsizing survey is open. We partnered with solicitors firm Shakespeare Martineau to publish this survey with our respective members and clients. We want to get a clearer understanding of why more later living accommodation is not being built, what the demand is for these types of properties and what will encourage developers to invest more in these types of properties.

Everyone taking part in the survey will be entered in a prize draw to win an Amazon Echo. The closing date is Thursday 18th April. Click the link below to take part.

• Complete the survey now

Housing for Older People

• Building better homes is good for everyone – not just older people

• RIBA Regional Awards Announced

• Event Fee Regulation a Step in the Right Direction – ARCO

• Stoke Gifford Retirement Village - Sheila Lomas

Social Care

• Ageing with Innovation at the heart

Technology Enabled Care

• How will advances in technology put the consumer at the centre of health care?

• Including Technology in Long Term Strategy

• Enhancing lives by embedding technology enabled care into housing provision

• Knowledge Transfer Partnership with ExtraCare Charitable Trust introduces smart technologies to retirement villages

Learning Disabilities and Autism

• How can the NHS improve care for autistic people or people with a learning disability?

Mental Health

• Prevention concordat for better mental health

Design

• 2019 Design Trends

Regional News

• Putting community at the centre (Essex)
• Birchgrove breaks ground on second retirement community in Woking

Wales

• Making Wales the best place in the world to grow older: Commissioner's Strategy 2019-22
• Standing Together officially launched

Scotland

• A Fairer Scotland for Disabled People: delivery plan

• Wheelchair Accessible Housing Target: Guidance Note

Events

Housing LIN Events

• Eastern Region Housing LIN Meeting - Walton-on-the-Naze - 11th June

Promoted by the Housing LIN

• Assistive technology for people living with dementia: the aspirational and the achievable - 23rd May
• Appello digital Smart Living Solutions Webinar and Q&A - 15th May

Tunstall Digital Journey Roadshow

• 1 May - Coventry
• 2 May - Huntingdon
• 8 May - Livingston
• 14 May - Bury
• 15 May - Conwy
• 16 May - Durham
• 21 May - Ilminster
• 22 May - Newport
• 4 June - London

• Tunstall Digital Journey Roadshow

Next Week

Next week we have two guest blogs looking at social exclusion and choosing the right property for older people.