October 2021

As part of Down’s syndrome Awareness Month, we’re celebrating some of the amazing things people with Down’s syndrome have achieved.
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Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are the latest host employers for the DFN Project SEARCH, which gives young people with learning disabilities and autism vital work experience to help them to secure meaningful employment.
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A new podcast aims to ensure people with learning disabilities are not forgotten from history and has recently launched its first podcast episode.
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The disproportionately high mortality rates that people with learning disabilities and autistic people suffered from Covid-19 has been flagged in a damning report about the government’s response to the pandemic in England.
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Sarah Atkinson, a primary care learning disability nurse, has designed a new easy-to-read domestic abuse information card for people with learning disabilities.
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Nearly 12,000 people have signed a petition to stop the dissection of a replica of Joseph Merrick’s body, who was sadly known as the “Elephant Man”.
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Online disability hate crime rates are up by 52% compared to this time last year, according to the latest police data gathered by disability charities Leonard Cheshire and United Response.
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Autistic adults who ‘misuse’ alcohol are more likely to suffer with poorer mental health and wellbeing, according to a UK study published in SAGE.
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Sussex Health Care (SHC) has closed six care homes following a series of damning reports by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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In the drive towards supported living for autistic adults, housing design and layout can be overlooked, but good design is crucial in enhancing a autistic people's quality of life.
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