July 2015

A group of young people with learning disabilities in Guildford has benefitted from a personal safety skills course delivered by two former Surrey police officers in partnership with charity the halow project.
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Children with special educational needs (SEN) account for 7 in 10 of all permanent exclusions, according to new figures. In response, a charity has called for more to be done to support them to stay in school.
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Retford’s Wetlands Animal Park played host to a fishing tournament for anglers with learning disabilities and acquired brain injuries recently.
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More than 2,000 people with a learning disability were helped by the government’s Access to Work initiative in the year to March 31, 2015, with more new awards than ever before, according to new figures.
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Disney Pixar film Inside Out leads the Autism Friendly Films line-up for August, which also includes Pixels, Two by Two and The Fantastic Four.
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A new draft national framework that aims to improve the care of people with learning disabilities, shifting services away from hospital care and towards community-based settings, has been published.
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US first lady Michelle Obama has welcomed thousands of athletes with learning disabilities to the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles.
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A young adult with severe autism has raised more than £4,000 for charity after completing the Vitality British 10k London Run.
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A project in Blackpool that aims to help people with learning disabilities to get into employment is celebrating its success as seven members have graduated into permanent jobs.
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The number of people with learning disabilities who voted in the general election increased by 10% to 43% of those eligible, a survey has found.
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