May 2016

The government is “years behind schedule” in delivering its manifesto commitment to halve the employment gap between disabled and non-disabled people by 2020, according to new analysis.
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In this guest blog, United Response’s Tim Cooper calls for the government to put in place more specialist measures to help people with learning disabilities and autism if it is to achieve its aim of halving the disability employment gap.
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Special Olympics Great Britain has announced a team of 21 athletes with learning disabilities – 11 alpine skiers and 10 figure skaters – who will compete at the 2017 World Winter Games.
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In this guest blog, Simon Cramp recounts his week in London attending conferences and giving his analysis of Chancellor George Osborne's Budget.
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Simon Cramp reviews two recent publications, one focusing on direct payments and personal budgets, the other on devolution for local government.
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Rugby League side Widnes Vikings and social care charity Community Integrated Care have launched a partnership to deliver a long-term programme that promotes the health, wellbeing and happiness of people supported by the charity, its…
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An autistic schoolboy has smashed his £999 fundraising target for The Fire Fighters Charity after embarking on an epic challenge.
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People with a learning disability are being asked to contribute to new tests that will help improve NHS services ranging from dentistry to acute care, NHS England has announced.
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Learning disability charity Prospects is to join the Livability Group, and within 2 years will become a fully integrated part of the group, it has been announced.
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A special edition of accessible magazine Easy News has been published, which includes an easy read summary of the forthcoming EU Referendum.
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