Dear Maissie, You were truly a dog of great character and leadership, your brought joy to many and shone through the crowd giving love to all of those who needed it. You were all too familiar with violence and witnessed it first hand, maybe you never expected to be rescued from the clutches of your…
Independence means different things to different people. For some, it’s simply having the freedom to decide their own schedule and priorities. Other people focus on living alone, not depending on others for care. Alternatively, someone may want the freedom to choose who they enter a relationship with. I believe independence is having freedom of mind,…
Independence means different things to different people. For some, it’s simply having the freedom to decide their own schedule and priorities. Other people focus on living alone, not depending on others for care. Alternatively, someone may want the freedom to choose who they enter a relationship with. I believe independence is having freedom of mind,…
Around 700,000 people in the UK are on the autistic spectrum. This works out to roughly 1 in every 100 people. Many of these people are employed or capable of working, yet there is still a lack of understanding and awareness about working with autistic colleagues. There are many benefits to employing somebody on the…
Around 700,000 people in the UK are on the autistic spectrum. This works out to roughly 1 in every 100 people. Many of these people are employed or capable of working, yet there is still a lack of understanding and awareness about working with autistic colleagues. There are many benefits to employing somebody on the…
Hello, my name’s John. I’ve been living with more independence, enabled by ubu, since I moved into my current home acouple of years ago. I found that now that I’m retired, I can enjoy all sorts of exciting things and have real adventures. I want to stay active, enjoy being with the people around me…
My name is Louise. Keeping fit and healthy is something I’ve thought would be a good idea but haven’t always kept on top of. I live enabled and supported by ubu because I want to have more independence in my life. I’d like to be healthier but it isn’t always easy to make the best…
All too often we hear people say ‘…challenging behaviour’ and wonder what is it that has made them conscious of the way a person behaves. Is it something they don’t understand or don’t like? Can’t tolerate or makes them get impatient? What is it exactly that makes us define someone as having challenging or complex…
Equality in the workplace is about more than pay It’s hard to deny that there is an increased media focus on the gender pay gap as the deadline approaches for large companies to publish their data. At ubu, we are proud that our gender pay gap report shows only a small gap of 2.1%. This…
Hello, name is Matthew and I live in North Yorkshire. I’m enabled by ubu, who help me to lead my life with greater independence and find ways to let people know what I’m feeling and what I want to do. I have very little verbal communication, so I’m not always able to clearly make myself…
I often see organisations using the word ‘quality’ to describe their services or products. Whilst I don’t doubt that many of them are delivering what they believe to be quality services, I wonder how they are quantifying this. What does quality mean to them? How do they ensure their employees and suppliers understand how to…
Hi my name is Simon, my story may seem small to some people, but it’s a huge deal to me! I’ve never liked having anybody touch my feet, in fact it makes me feel so anxious that I’d have to say it fills me with terror. I’m not kidding! You might not think that that’s…