August 2012

Learning disability support provider Dimensions has hailed the reintroduction of athletes with learning disabilities into the forthcoming Paralympics as a move that will help to spark wider social and community inclusion.
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Disability charity United Response has launched an easy read version of its website, with video translation on each page, to ensure it is accessible to as many people with learning disabilities as possible.
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Autism Friendly Films – the pioneering projects which makes going to the cinema more accessible for people with autism – has celebrated its first anniversary.
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Service users and staff at Doncaster’s Eclipse Centre stage their own version of the Olympics to show their support for Team GB.
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The CQC have said convictions on all 11 of the perpetrators of abuse at Winterbourne View sends out a clear message “that care staff who abuse vulnerable people will be charged and brought before the courts”.
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The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities and Values Incorporated have today launched a new guide for local business so that they can ensure they are “open for all”. 
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Poor management and sustained failings in procedures were at the root of the abuse at Winterbourne View Hospital, the serious case review into the scandal has revealed today.
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Unless the Government takes strong action to stop people with learning disabilities being sent to large care institutions, another Winterbourne View-type scandal could occur, learning disability charities Mencap and the Challenging…
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The National Autistic Society (NAS) has criticised the Government for choosing private sector companies Atos and Capita to provide the assessment for the new personal independence payment (PIP).
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Nearly half of all people with disabilities believe attitudes towards them have worsened in the past year, a survey by disability charity Scope has found.
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