August 2013

The number of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards applications has risen by 66% in the 4 years they have been in force, new figures have revealed.
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Support providers need to focus not just on people with learning disabilities, but their families as well, says Certitude’s Aisling Duffy.
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People with learning disabilities in Doncaster have been shown how to protect themselves from skin cancer this summer thanks to staff from St John’s Information Service and the Community Learning Disabilities Services Health Action Team.
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Guildford-based charity halow project has received a grant of £10,000 to help young people with a learning disability the opportunity to engage in meaningful daytime activities.
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The High Court has ruled that a man with learning disabilities can be sterilised because it is “in his best interests” – a legal first.
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People with learning disabilities in Scotland are living more independently, but fewer are in employment, and much more needs to be done to improve this, according to a leading charity.
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Next week is Learning Disability Week and to promote it Mencap is calling for stories of real-life superheroes. This is a great idea because we need to celebrate more the positive stories of people with learning disabilities and those who…
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Music festivals are more popular than they have ever been, but access to them for people with learning disabilities still needs to be improved; Mary O’Hara reports.
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The National Theatre will stage a special performance of a play about a boy with Down’s syndrome for people with learning disabilities.
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The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), which are meant to protect people who lack capacity, are not working well and need to be reviewed, a Parliamentary committee has concluded.
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