July 2014

Two men with learning disabilities opened the markets at the London Stock Exchange on July 30 to celebrate the success of the first ever charity retail bond to be listed on it.
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A survey of GPs has overwhelmingly called for mandatory training in learning disabilities for health professionals – now it just has to happen.
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What is the extent of the inequalities that people with learning disabilities face in primary healthcare settings? Claire Bates, a quality analyst at support provider Choice Support, investigates.
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People with learning disabilities have competed in the Commonwealth Games and taken part in the pre-event Queen's Baton relay over the past week.
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Care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has opened a consultation on its draft guidance on how health and adult social care providers and services in England can meet the government’s new regulations on care and what actions it…
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A new DVD has been launched that illustrates how using person centred active support can promote social inclusion, independence and choice and control for people with learning disabilities, including those with complex needs such as autism…
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A group of 12 people with learning disabilities and volunteers from Haringey Mencap have helped pilot a new sporting project with Black Arrows Badminton Club.
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Employment service Remploy is to be privatised, Employment Minister Esther McVey has announced.
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The sanctions regime for Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) is “grossly unfair to people with learning disabilities” and helps to “trap them in poverty”, according to a leading charity.
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The winners of annual art competition Create! Art For Autism have been announced at the event's largest-ever awards ceremony at Beechwood College near Cardiff.
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