November 2011

Two learning disability care homes in Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, are celebrating reaching their target to raise enough money to buy a new people carrier after years of fundraising.
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Learning disability charity Mencap has called for improvements to adult safeguarding after the serious case review into the death of Gemma Hayter criticised care agencies.
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A judge has ruled that cuts made to adult social care provision by Isle of Wight Council were unlawful and should be quashed. The case was brought on behalf of two men with learning disabilities, known only as JM and NT, who require 24-hour…
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Learning disability charity Mencap is urging parents of a child with learning disabilities to start thinking about writing a will as increasing numbers of ageing parents worry about what will happen to their loved one if they die.
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A Bristol-based barber who cut the word ‘fool’ into the hair of a man with learning disabilities has been sentenced to complete 200 hours unpaid work over the next 18 months.
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Autism Friendly Film screenings of family animation Arthur Christmas are to be shown this weekend, following calls for even greater accessibility from families and support groups that work with young people with autism.
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Sentences for murders motivated by hatred to people with disabilities are set to be increased under Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans. The MoJ plans to amend the Criminal Justice Act (2003) so that sentences for murders motivated by hatred or…
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There is a "considerable association" between low zinc levels and autism spectrum disorders, Japanese scientists have claimed.
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A new social group that aims to give people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) the opportunity to meet new people and take part in a range of activities has been launched recently in Wokingham, Berkshire.
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A new care company, HC-One, has launched having taken over the running of a third of the care homes across the UK formerly run by Southern Cross Healthcare, and has pledged to become the "kindest" operator in the UK.
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