June 2024

The Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG) is calling on the next government to end the inappropriate use of inpatient settings following consistent failures to meet targets.
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A 12-year-old boy has become the first ever person with epilepsy to have a device implanted into his skull to reduce epileptic seizures.
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A special school at the centre of a BBC Panorama probe into alleged abuse has hit back at the BBC for acting in a highly irresponsible manner.
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With councils facing a shortfall of a £1 billion for SEND children support in schools, IPSEA has published a four-point manifesto on how to make the SEND system work.
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With over 1.4 million job vacancies in the UK, DFN Project SEARCH are calling on employers across all local authorities to implement more inclusive employment practices for the thousands of people with learning disabilities who are…
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Here, incoming Mencap chief executive Jon Sparkes answers questions put to him by a colleague with a learning disability, Harry Roche, a Digital Accessibility Officer at Mencap.
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For Learning Disability Week, community interest company Bridge Creative is urging employers to sign a pledge to ‘think differently’ and commit to actively creating inclusive workplaces.
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For Learning Disability Week, the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) Learning Disability and Autism (LDA) Collaborative have produced new cervical screening videos.
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A charity is urging all political parties to support their new manifesto which calls for an end to the detention of people with learning disabilities and autism in psychiatric hospitals.
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