https://www.ecl.org/ en-GB Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:10:00 +0100 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:10:17 +0100 https://www.ecl.org/media-area/case-studies/making-real-change-through-positive-behaviour-support Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:10:00 +0100 This powerful case study shows how timely, personalised support can create lasting change for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism. https://www.ecl.org/media-area/news/supported-internship-scheme-is-a-triumph Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:31:00 +0100 ECL’s South Essex Supported Internship Job Coaches were bursting with pride recently as they attended the graduation ceremony of their first cohort of students. https://www.ecl.org/media-area/blog/ian-reignites-his-passion Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:52:00 +0100 Despite being blind, Ian Alden has never let his love for sport fade. With support from ECL’s Sensory Service, he’s back on the golf course, exploring nature, and living life to the fullest. https://www.ecl.org/media-area/news/buzz-in-the-city-art-trail Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:34:00 +0100 ECL Day Services for older people and people with learning disabilities and/autism are taking part in Chelmsford’s first ever sculpture art trail which takes place this summer. https://www.ecl.org/media-area/case-studies/abbey-field-medical-centre Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:49:00 +0100 Abbey Field Medical Centre has partnered with ECL Sensory Service to improve accessibility for patients with sight and hearing impairments, ensuring they receive better support during their visits. https://www.ecl.org/media-area/case-studies/achieve-goals-with-ecl Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:15:00 +0100 When Tara Klave was looking to change careers from hairdressing to something more meaningful that would enable her to give back to the community, she did not realise that responding to a job advertisement from ECL would change the course of her career so dramatically.  https://www.ecl.org/media-area/blog/being-seen-heard-and-valued-what-having-a-voice-means Thu, 19 Jun 2025 15:42:00 +0100 A blog that discusses the meaning of 'having a voice', why it's so important, and the different ways we can make sure people with learning disabilities and autism are heard. https://www.ecl.org/media-area/case-studies/volunteers-week-case-study-turning-adversity-into-advocacy Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:11:00 +0100 Lewis Smith is a 30-year-old volunteer living in Essex who has turned personal adversity into a meaningful contribution to his community and decided to join ECL Sensory Service as a volunteer.  https://www.ecl.org/media-area/case-studies/my-voice-my-choice Wed, 28 May 2025 15:39:00 +0100 At ECL Basildon, William, Stephen, and Louise — all living with cerebral palsy and learning disabilities — are finding new ways to communicate and connect with the world around them. https://www.ecl.org/media-area/case-studies/supported-internships Thu, 15 May 2025 10:01:00 +0100 As part of the DFN Project SEARCH programme, ECL’s Inclusive Employment service has joined forces with USP College to deliver a Supported Internship transition-to-work education programme for young people with a current Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) between the ages of 18 to 24. https://www.ecl.org/media-area/case-studies/meet-gemma Tue, 13 May 2025 10:10:00 +0100 I’d encourage anyone looking for a new job in care to apply https://www.ecl.org/media-area/case-studies/day-in-the-life-of-tara Tue, 13 May 2025 09:50:00 +0100 We spend a ‘day in the life’ with Tara Klave, a Rehabilitation Worker for our Sensory Service.