November 2013

Disability consultancy Paradigm has launched Reach: Support for living an ordinary life, which aims to ensure that people stay committed to supporting people with learning disabilities in a way that enables them to live a life of their…
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Special Olympics Great Britain has welcomed a House of Lords report into the Paralympic legacy saying that proper investment and political support could "significantly change the lives of people with intellectual disabilities in the UK".
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A damning report by care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found that an assessment and treatment centre in Headington, Oxfordshire, met none of the minimum standards for care.
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The line-up for December’s Autism Friendly Films has been announced, which includes Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Rise of the Guardians, Frozen and Free Birds.
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A damning inspection report by the Care Quality Commission has found an assessment and treatment service that met none of its core standards. So post-Winterbourne View, has anything really changed for people with learning disabilities?
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Learning disability charity Mencap has launched a campaign to highlight the issue of the strain many family carers feel under due to the lack of short breaks.
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The proposed People First England, an umbrella organisation for learning disability self-advocacy organisations, has received its first funding pledge.
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A group of people with learning disabilities debated issues including hate crime and the ‘bedroom tax’ at a recent ‘Ask the Question’ session held in Westminster.
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Learning disability support provider Voyage Care has acquired Warwickshire-based specialist care provider Ingleby Care.
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Pupils at Manchester Progressive School got into the Children in Need spirit last Friday by holding a special cake sale with all profits contributing to the grand total of £31 million raised on the night.
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