October 2011

Reform is coming for the health and social care sectors whether we like it or not. Doing nothing is not an option. These were some of the main themes to emerge from the recent National Children and Adult Services (NCAS) Conference – for the…
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Young people with disabilities at The Children's Trust recently had the opportunity to create their own works of art based on Jan van Huysum's Flowers in a Terracotta Vase as part of multi-sensory art workshops provided by the National…
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Many parents of disabled children face problems with childcare this half term, including a lack of appropriate provision, high fees and even discrimination, according to a new survey.
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The amount of negative reporting of disability issues and people with disabilities in print media has increased significantly in the past 6 years, a study has found.
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A new recruitment protocol has been launched aimed at getting recruitment agencies to help people with disabilities – physical and learning – to compete on an equal footing when applying for jobs.
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For the first time in a long time, many people will have woken up to a frost this week - and will have turned the central heating on without a second thought. But for some people with learning disabilities, that isn't an option. In fact,…
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The Parliament Buildings in Stormont, Northern Ireland, have become the third parliament in the UK to install a Changing Places toilet.
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Community-based support for people with learning disabilities is more effective, safer and cheaper than institutional care, and the government should put an end to institutional services, a report has claimed.
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First Movement, a charity that runs artistic workshops that use IT and video technology as a way of enabling people with learning disabilities to express themselves, has received a £45,000 grant to develop an arts project.
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People with learning disabilities in South London enjoyed a day of singing and dancing to celebrate Black History Month recently. The event, held at Croydon’s Fairfield Halls, was organised by CMG, an independent service provider for people…
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