March 2021

A case has recently been taken to court after a family objected to their son with severe learning difficulties having the Covid-19 vaccine.
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A look at a healthy eating project, known as the Nutrition and Wellbeing Project, launched by learning disability charity Dimensions that aims to improve health outcomes for people with a learning disability and autism through nutrition.
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A learning disability charity is calling on Facebook to change its reporting process after failing to protect disabled people from hate and discrimination online.
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Marvel and the Superhero Series have joined forces to encourage disabled people to get moving again after research shows that 39% of people with disabilities did no physical activity during the pandemic.
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This article gives practical suggestions on how to assess for, deliver and adapt sex and relationships education for people with intellectual disabilities and autism.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a significant toll on social care professionals working with people with learning disabilities with 62% of providers reporting a rise in absenteeism relating to mental health. 
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The role of social work in the lives of autistic people and their families in England was recently examined in a study by the Chief Social Workers for Adults and the Chief Social Worker for Children and Families. 
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Learning disability charities have hit out at the Government after the Spring Budget announcement failed to tackle the big issues facing disabled people such as poverty, lack of social care and barriers to employment.
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More research is needed in order to reverse the trend of poorer employment outcomes for disabled graduates, according to a new report by Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS).
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Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), a person-centred approach to supporting people with a learning disability, helped many staff develop creative solutions and cope with the negative impact of the Covid-19 restrictions, according to new …
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