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Monthly Archives

May 2024

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Carers

Three in five families with disabled children unable to access vital specialist equipment

Lauren Nicolle May 14, 2024

Disabled children’s basic needs are not being met, according to a new report by Newlife, which reveals that three in five families are unable to access the specialist equipment they desperately need.
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Good practice and guidance

Better use of CQC data could predict abuse in care homes

Alison Bloomer May 14, 2024

New research project finds that use of CQC data could predict and detect abuse in care homes for people with a learning disability.
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Good practice and guidance

Charities call for more social support for people with epilepsy

Lauren Nicolle May 13, 2024

A coalition of epilepsy charities and organisations has produced a new toolkit to enhance social support for people with epilepsy.
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Employment

Government’s WorkWell scheme ‘does not go far enough’, charity says

Lauren Nicolle May 13, 2024

The learning disability charity Hft has cautiously welcomed the government’s new WorkWell scheme but warns it “does not go far enough”.
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Legislation

Legalising assisted dying puts disabled people’s lives ‘at risk’, says Liz Carr

Lauren Nicolle May 13, 2024

Actress and disability advocate Liz Carr has warned that legalising assisted dying in the UK puts the lives of disabled people ‘at risk’.
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Lived experience

Leaders’ List winners call for their voices to be heard and achievements to be celebrated

Lauren Nicolle May 9, 2024

The winners of this year’s Learning Disability and Autism Leaders’ List are calling for a set of diverse changes which work towards the central goal of building a more inclusive society.
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Past Events

Love, Attachment and Intellectual Disability: Meeting Emotional Needs and Developmental Trauma

LDT Editor May 9, 2024

Recorded on 5th June 2024, presented by Allan Skelly. In this webinar, Allan Skelly will explore the importance of our basic needs for love, safety and care from an early attachment figure. When these elementary emotional needs are not met,…
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Future Events

Refocusing health and wellbeing for people with a learning disability: the action we need ‐ 12th…

LDT Editor May 9, 2024

Learning Disability Today and Kingston University are delighted to host a one-day conference looking at how we can positively influence change to improve the lives of people with a learning disability, their families and those who support…
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News

Research to have on your radar: April

Lauren Nicolle May 1, 2024

This article summarises some key pieces of research in the learning disability and autism field over recent weeks. This includes studies on the benefits of exercise, autism training in the workplace, understandings of ableism, and autistic…
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