January 2013

Grace Eyre, a Sussex-based charity supporting people with learning disabilities and mental health support needs, has received a Big Lottery grant that will enable it to continue to develop its Travel Buddy scheme.
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Adults with disabilities in England are being deprived of basic care and support and are at risk of being forgotten in the wider reform of the social care system, according to a new report by a coalition of charities.
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Two young people with learning disabilities met with disability minister Esther McVey on Tuesday to emphasise the importance of support in training and the employment process.
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Some children who are diagnosed with autism in early childhood lose the symptoms and diagnosis as they grow older, a US study has claimed.
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A woman with severe learning disabilities should make her own choice about whether to continue with her pregnancy because she has the capacity to decide, a High Court judge has ruled.
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A new online information service that aims to improve access to eye care information for people with learning disabilities has been launched.
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The number of children with learning and physical disabilities taking up dance classes has increased by more than a third in the months following the Paralympics, new figures have revealed.
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At the start of a new year, it is traditional to look forward to what may happen in the coming 12 months. But, sadly, it seems that many people with learning disabilities, and those who work with them, will not be looking forward with any…
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A teenager with learning disabilities and his family have launched legal action in the High Court against Worcester County Council's proposed changes to its social care policy.
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A new hospital focused on a person-centred supported living philosophy for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems and behaviour that challenges has opened in Nottingham.
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