New Housing LIN guest blog this Learning Disability Week 2026

Written by Gary Bourlet and Samantha Clarke, Learning Disability England, this Housing LIN guest blog has been published to coincide with Learning Disability Week 2026 and covers the vital role that having the right home plays in helping people with a learning disability feel seen, heard and included.

Reflecting this year’s theme, Do You See Me?, the blog highlights how suitable housing supports independence, wellbeing, community connection and opportunity. It stresses the importance of choice, control and accessible information in housing decisions, while encouraging professionals, families and communities to ensure people with learning disabilities remain at the centre of decisions about where and how they live.