September 2014

Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability (2014) - Parallel Report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the Progress of Implementation of the UNCRPD in the United Kingdom (Scotland).SCLD has been…
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The internet is playing an increasing part in millions of people’s lives, and many newspapers, magazines and journals are exploring new ways to take advantage of this and provide a better service to their readers. Learning Disability Today…
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Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is introducing 600 of it's new 'more secure shopping trolleys', designed in collaboration with parents of disabled children, in stores across the UK from this week.
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A further education college focusing on learners with complex autism aged 16-25 has opened its doors for the first time.
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Intellectual Disabilities and Personality Disorder by Zillah Webb – Chapter 1: Personality disorder and individuals with intellectual disabilities This handbook would benefit learning disability nurses, mental health nurses, clinical and…
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This handbook is a great resource which is essential in helping ensure that there is a competent workforce that has the capabilities to provide effective, ethical and high quality support to people whose behaviour is described as…
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Guided Self-help for People with Intellectual Disabilities and Anxiety and Depression – Mental Health Problems leaflet for service usersThis resource assumes no previous knowledge of mental health issues or guided self-help and can be…
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Enabling Parenting with Support: Effective working with parents with learning disabilities by Deborah Chinn – IntroductionThis handbook will be of interest to trainers and managers in learning disability, safeguarding teams, frontline…
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People with learning disabilities say they want more support to meet new people and play an active role in the community.
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The Department of Health has asked the Law Commission to extend its review of mental capacity and detention to consider the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) in their entirety.
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