September 2019

What are your parental rights once your child reaches adulthood? This article looks at why more families are making applications to apply for deputyship.
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Having a learning disability should never stop anyone enjoying a great night out - that's why Stay Up Late has launched their #NoBedtimes campaign to challenge institutional culture in residential settings.
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The head of health and safety at national learning disability charity United Response has won an industry award recognising her work to transform fire safety advice for people living at its registered care homes across England and Wales.
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Moaning, Crying and Barking' is a film by Chris Butler that takes a comic look at sensory sensitivity. It explores how Chris would like to deal with the world around him when things get too much. 
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Filmmaker Beth Richards conducted research into how the television industry can be made more accessible for actors with learning disabilities. In this blog, she tells Learning Disability Today how her research findings informed her short…
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Freelance autism consultant ad trainer Suzanne Comberousse writes for Learning Disability Today about what exactly is meant by the term "neurodiversity". 
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71% of autistic adults in England aren't getting the support they need. This could mean up to 327,000 autistic adults aren’t getting help to do things other people take for granted, like socialising, managing money, or getting out and…
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Chancellor Sajid Javid's Spending Review promised to inject £1 billion into social care. Billy Davis, Hft’s Public Affairs and Policy Manager, tells LDT why the sector needs to "save itself". 
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Chancellor Sajid Javid's Spending Review promises to inject £1 billion into social care.
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The parents of a pupil living with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and sensory processing difficulties have successfully won a case against their child’s independent prep school, Ashdown House, for an unlawful discriminatory…
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