October 2023

Dimensions have launched a new campaign after research found 6% of the public admit to having physically hurt someone because of their learning disability or autism.
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The Transport Committee has criticised the proposed rail ticket office closures as going “too far, too fast”, and says the plans risk excluding some passengers.
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Disability charities have called for an end to the 'scandalous gaps' in the health and social care system as the latest State of Care report shows a system under enormous pressure.
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In a recent LDT webinar, two autistic authors, Dr Amy Pearson and Kieran Rose, explain what masking is, why autistic people often ‘mask’ certain traits, and what autistic people can do to safely foster authenticity. They draw on chapters…
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The government has announced a new £42.6 million fund for adult social care, which will focus on improving services for unpaid carers.
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NHS England has launched a survey asking people with a learning disability, autistic people, and families and carers about their experiences with psychotropic medication.
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The Law Commission is carrying out a review into 50-year-old laws on social care for disabled children aiming to make it easier for families to access the support that they need.
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The learning disability charity Hft is working with Lioncourt Homes to redevelop a housing site in Telford to provide a host of new homes for people with learning disabilities.
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Loneliness is a silent killer with the socially isolated more vulnerable to stroke, heart disease, depression, anxiety and dementia. But here Darren Devine looks at ways of combating the feelings of loneliness that have become so intense…
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