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The music industry has rallied around a rock band predominately made up of musicians with a learning disability after the group were stripped of vital charity funding.
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Two leading learning disability and autism charities have welcomed new ambassadors to their organisations to help increase public understanding and grown representation in the media.
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The Patient Safety Commissioner (PSC) has published a report calling for redress for those harmed by the epilepsy medicine valproate.
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Local councils will be unable to keep up with demand for services for disabled children and adults unless the Government fixes the £4 billion hole in council funding arrangements.
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Children with a disability or one or more long-term conditions are an 'invisible group' when policy is developed for early years, according to a damning new report.
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The short breaks innovation programme, which provides a range of activities for children with SEND is to be extended to a further seven local authorities.
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Down's syndrome will now be included in the school census as a separate category in an effort to understand how and where children with Down’s syndrome are being educated. 
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Royal Mencap Society has announced the appointment of Jon Sparkes OBE as its new Chief Executive, to take effect in June this year.
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The government publishes response to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel report on reforming disabled children's residential settings.
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Over 98% of parents who legally appeal a local authority decision about lack of proper support for their children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) go on to win the appeal at a hearing.
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