About profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD)
Children and adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) have more than one disability, the most significant of which is a profound
learning disability
A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things.
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All people who have profound and multiple learning disabilities will have great difficulty communicating. Many people will have additional sensory or physical disabilities, complex health needs or mental health difficulties. The combination of these needs and/or the lack of the right support may also affect behaviour.
People with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) are, like everyone else - unique individuals.
Bringing people with PMLD together, campaigning and good practice
It's helpful to talk about groups of people who have common concerns and distinctive needs, face barriers to be included and need help to fight for their equal
rights
Rights are the things everyone should be allowed to do like have a say, or go to school.
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At Mencap we bring people with PMLD and their families, carers and
advocates
Advocates means supporting or speaking up for someone or something.
together with statutory and voluntary agencies. We share good practice, we
campaign
A campaign is when people work together to try to change something.
and we provide information and support.
We want to make sure people with PMLD are fully included in society.
Information, resources and guides about PMLD
PMLD guide: Core and essential service standards
Take a look at the Core and essential services standards guide produced by PMLD Link and partners. It is to help ensure people with profound and multiple learning disabilities have access to consistent high-quality support throughout their lives, when supported by any
service
A service gives people what they need, like healthcare services that help people when they are ill, and support services that give people support.
provider.
This resource is hosted on the PMLD Link
website
A website is a page you can go to on the internet like Google or YouTube.
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