Simple Stuff Works Associates Ltd

12/11/2025

We are thrilled to be working alongside the amazing team at WellChild

They a UK charity dedicated to helping seriously ill children and young people live their best possible lives at home with their families. They provide practical and emotional support, fund specialist nurses, and create resources that empower families.

One of the best sources of support for me as a parent has always been our vibrant parent carer community. This session is all about creating space for connection and shared wisdom. Whilst my name is in the title, I never claim to have all the answers – we’ll find some of those together in the discussion that your questions generate.

If you can, watch the webinar first, then come along and bring your questions, thoughts, lightbulb moments, and pearls of wisdom. Meet new people, share your experiences, and remember – you are not on your own.

👉 Join us here: https://lnkd.in/e2w4Pb2j

Caveat: This session is for parent carers. If you are a practitioner and would like to organise a session for your team, please do get in touch.

Rachel Wright Kaddy Thomas Kate Laine-Toner BCAv Simple Stuff Works Associates Ltd Steve Ashton Joana Santiago - The OT Lab Joanna Holmes

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07/10/2025

Just one of the ways we support organisations here in the U.K.! Adore spending time at Havens Hospices with the team and their fabulous families x

Over the last few months, our Care Team and families at Little Havens have had the opportunity to take part in postural care workshops led by Anna and Sarah from Simple Stuff Works Associates Ltd.

They have learnt all about therapeutic positioning in lying, body symmetry, and how to support children and young people with complex needs comfortably, safely and confidently.

These workshops are just one of the many services Little Havens offers to families living with incurable conditions across Essex. If you would like to find out more about Little Havens please visit www.havenshospices.org.uk/childrens-and-young-peoples-care/little-havens/

25/09/2025

So utterly thrilled with this! A huge thanks to the team at Born at the Right Time for all their hard work with us. What a privilege to work with you all x

Delighted that we, alongside our friends Simple Stuff Works Associates Ltd, are finalists in this year's Neurological & Complex Care Awards in the category of Exceptional Training and Development Program!

02/07/2025

To listen to John was a privilege and a joy. He leaves a legacy of gentle strength, passion and connectedness few can match. Sending love and thoughts to his family and those closest to him. Thank you John.

John O’Brien, a giant in the disability rights movement, died peacefully on June 27, 2025. He’s gone now. And already, there’s a space where his quiet, fierce hope used to be.

For decades, John didn’t travel the world to speak, he came to ask questions. Real ones: What does a good life look like? Who do you sit with? Who dreams with you? Then he listened deeply, persistently. He saw every person as a constellation of gifts waiting to be seen and shared.

With his life partner and co-conspirator Connie Lyle O’Brien, John was a pioneer in the person-centered planning movement, and the belief that services should follow the person, not the other way around. His writing didn’t shout. It invited. It whispered justice, love, and the radical act of walking beside.

He wasn’t flashy. He wasn’t loud. He was precise, grounded, and relentless.

In a world that demands compliance, John asked for contribution. In systems that offered protection, he insisted on presence. And he reminded us that real safety comes through relationship, through community, through simply being human together.

The disability community mourns, yes. But remembering John means more than grief. It means action. It means listening harder, dreaming louder, and refusing to settle for inclusion that stops at the doorway.

John O’Brien is gone. But his legacy is not. His vision is not. The work is not over.

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ID: Image shows John speaking into a microphone. Text reads: In Memory of John O'Brien - A Weaver of Possibility

17/06/2025

We are so excited to be working alongside the innovative, creative and generally fabulous team at Clinical Excellence Online.

Sarah Clayton is all set for her AMA (Ask Me Anything) on the 24th June at 9.30am. Grab your spot here

Expert Insights! Clinical Clarity! Meaningful Outcomes! Ask Me Anything brought to you by Clinical Excellence Online. Get a team of thought leaders and clinical experts in your back pocket, no matter where in the world you live.

05/02/2025

This is a worrying development. What are people's thoughts? An annual health check is so important for people with learning disabilities...

We are shocked by the reports that the government is planning to drop the target of annual health checks for people with learning disabilities.

Our Head of Engagement, Scott Watkin BEM, who has a learning disability, says:

“It’s shocking that for people with learning disabilities our health care is not being made a priority by this government. When are people going to learn and understand that people with learning disabilities die on average 20 years earlier than people without a learning disability?

“I am so upset by this as I feel that we are not treated like human beings. Once again we are being told that our health care does not matter and as a result we will see people with health inequalities and vulnerabilities dying earlier and being forgotten about.

“15 years ago we had a strategy from government, but this has gone by the wayside. This is why I’ve been supporting the Learning Disability England Good Lives manifesto which sets out what needs to change.” https://www.learningdisabilityengland.org.uk/good-lives-manifesto-2024/

28/11/2024

A very happy Thanksgiving to all our wonderful colleagues and friends who celebrate! Have the most wonderful day! 🦃

27/11/2024

Another brilliant episode! A privilege to sponsor this podcast!

This week's episode of is sponsored by the wonderful team at Simple Stuff Works Associates Ltd.

Therapeutic positioning is their passion. They are a family run organisation offering world leading training, advice and equipment internationally. Working alongside skilled, talented therapists we offer advice and equipment solutions to help achieve therapeutic positioning goals.

Find out how their remote support means you can tackle waiting lists, improve clinical outcomes and provide better support than ever: https://www.simplestuffworks.com/

26/11/2024

Our final webinar of the day starts in just two hours time (7.30pm GMT) Come and join us!

Find out about supported lying, how we work and whether Anna and Sarah can manage the IT without support!

EVERYONE is welcome

Join us for this free webinar and learn how Simple Stuff Works has pioneered therapeutic positioning and protection of body shape services.

20/11/2024

This is one of the best episodes we have listened to! We love them all but this hit differently… have a listen and hear all about ‘normative supremacy’. Jess Thom’s ability to cut right through what needs to be said is astounding and we are off for a second listen!

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20/11/2024

Today is World Children's Day! World Children’s Day is UNICEF’s global day of action for children, by children, marking the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

This Convention is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history, enshrining the rights of children across the globe.

18/11/2024

Sharon Sutherland and Jenn McKee on Instagram... fabulous!

Their website has great resources too https://postureandmobility.com/