September 2016

The demand for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) places in London is rising, and more funding is needed to cope with this, a report has said.
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Bethany Firth won her second gold medal at the Rio Paralympics by winning the S14 200m freestyle event, with fellow Briton Jessica-Jane Applegate taking silver.
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Great Britain and Ireland swimmer Bethany Firth has won the gold medal in the S14 100m backstroke event at the Rio Paralympics in a new world record time.
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About a third of people with conditions such as autism, Asperger’s syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or mental ill health have been the victim of a crime in the past year, according to new figures.
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An updated resource has been launched that explains how the health charter can be used by social care providers to improve the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities.
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Many parents of autistic children face long battles to get their child the right education and support, despite the government introducing a new system two years ago that was meant to make things easier and less adversarial, according to a…
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A petition has been launched that calls for the International Paralympic Committee to address the severe inequalities faced by athletes with a learning disability, who are excluded from the vast majority of sports at the upcoming Rio games.
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Funding and responsibility for the new Work and Health Programme (WHP) should be devolved to all local areas, to ensure that thousands more disadvantaged jobseekers and those with disabilities and health conditions are supported into work,…
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