June 2012

After spending nearly 30 years living in various institutions,Tony Gritton at last has a home, and a life, he can call his own. Lynne Powell reports.
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Fathers of disabled children feel that they aren't getting the support they need and are marginalised, a new survey has found. The survey, by disability charities Scope and Netbuddy, found that dads are trying to do their best in caring for…
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Campaigning group the Learning Disability Commission (LDC) has joined social care organisation VODG.
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Learning disability charity Mencap has warned that recent progress on tackling disability hate crime could be undone if new police and crime commissioners (PCCs) do not make it a priority for their police forces.
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Warwickshire Police have shown their support for the campaign to end disability hate crime by setting up a scheme to provide 'safe places' for people with learning disabilities who feel vulnerable in their communities.
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Social care leaders have called on the government to reform how social care is funded, following a survey carried out by the Association of Adult Social Services.
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A new best practice guide for GPs on ensuring people with learning disabilities access appropriate eye health care is to be launched during Learning Disability Week next week.
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For people with learning disabilities, being able to choose where to go on holiday and what to do there - and being supported to do that - is fundamentally important, says Ian Callen.
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The Scottish Government is consulting on the priorities for a new learning disability strategy – but why is something similar not being undertaken in England and Wales?It is now 10 years since the Scottish Government launched its national…
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The finalists of national art competition Create! Art for Autism have been announced. The competition, which is designed to illustrate the creativity and artistic flair of young people with an autistic spectrum condition (ASC), had entries…
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