June 2014

Jane’s son James was born 15 weeks early and spent four months in hospital fighting for his life. He is now 14 and has severe physical and learning disabilities. She describes as “clever, funny and living a happy and fulfilled life”. In her…
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In this guest blog for Learning Disability Week, Norwood’s Angela Duce talks about the benefits of employment for people with learning disabilities.
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The achievements of people with learning disabilities have been recognised at an awards ceremony held by Care Management Group (CMG) in London recently.
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The speed of the government’s progress in acting on the recommendations of the Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning disabilities (CIPOLD) has been criticised in a House of Lords debate.
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Back to work support provided through the Work Programme and Jobcentre Plus is causing severe anxiety for people with disabilities and pushing them further from the job market, a report has found.
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Carers provide vital support to many people with learning disabilities, saving the country billions per year. So why does the Carer’s Allowance remain at such a pitiful rate?
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The government has decided not to scrap the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) despite a recent House of Lords report saying they should be abandoned.
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A 17-year-old photographer has been announced as the overall winner of the international photographic competition, My Perspective.
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Young people with disabilities are not always receiving the necessary care and support when they move from children’s to adult care services, despite guidance being available for the past 10 years, a report has found.
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The action taken to improve support for people with mental ill health or learning disabilities in the criminal justice system in the past 5 years since the Bradley Report needs to be maintained for another 5 to put the vision into practice…
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