We know many people refuse the support of an advocate simply because they are overwhelmed by the number of professionals in their lives. However, we also know that sometimes people just need us to approach them in a different way.

Emma has been working with us as an Advocacy Support Volunteer for the past six months, supporting people living with dementia to have their voices heard and ensuring they are listened to with dignity and respect.

At Your Voice Counts, we provide tailored support to help people with learning disabilities and autistic people take positive steps to improve their health and wellbeing. This support ranges from raising awareness of healthy lifestyle choices and organising wellbeing activities to offering one-to-one support that helps people access the health services they need.

We are proud to celebrate #CoProductionWeek but at Your Voice Counts co-production happens every week of the year.

Your Voice Counts is pleased to welcome Rachel Thompson as Co-Chair of our Board. Rachel brings extensive experience from a global workplace health and wellbeing role underpinned by a strong background in HR.

During #BetterTransportWeek and #LearningDisabilityWeek we're celebrating our Travelling with Confidence project that puts people with lived experience of learning disabilities and autism at the heart of the project. In this blog, here from our Travel Champions who help lead the project.

As part of our Travelling with Confidence project, Your Voice Counts is working to make public transport more accessible for people with a learning disability and autistic people.

Our Know Your Neighbourhood project came to an end in March 2026 after two fantastic years of helping people with learning disabilities and autistic people in South Tyneside.

Volunteers play an important role in supporting wellbeing and improving quality of life for people living in care settings. Their time, kindness and commitment help ensure people feel listened to, respected and included.

During #DementiaActionWeek we’re sharing a story from Alan’s caseload, showing the importance of seeing the person and not just the processes around them.