June 2011

The plan to close a centre for adults with learning disabilities in Gloucestershire is to be challenged in the High Court by one of its users.
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New guidance on how to help and support people with Asperger's syndrome and high-functioning autism in long-term employment has been co-published by charities.
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Punk band Heavy Load – which is made up of people with learning disabilities and their carers – have recorded their own version of the Ting Tings’ smash ‘That’s Not My Name’ for Hate Crime Week.
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The contribution of people with learning disabilities to the Scottish economy and society has been ‘underestimated’, according to new research.
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This Friday (10th June) is the last day for entries into this year's Create! Art for Autism competition. The national competition is designed to showcase the creativity of young people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The competition…
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The British Institute for Learning Disabilities (BILD) has sent an open letter to the Minister for Care Services, following Panorama’s exposure of failings and abuse at Winterbourne View hospital in Bristol.
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The future of learning disability is under serious threat,  healthcare intelligence provider Laing and amp; Buisson has claimed.
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A number of charities have expressed deep concerns following the catalogue of alleged abuse at a residential hospital for people with learning disabilities shown on BBC’s Panorama programme last night.
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