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Scope and Mencap have joined forces to call on streaming giant Netflix to remove the use of the 'R' word in a new stand-up show by Ricky Gervais.
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A cross-party committee of MPs has urged the government to produce a targeted 10-year plan to improve the lives of disabled people.
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has introduced new measures to reduce the known harms of valproate, a drug used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder.
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People with a learning disability are almost four times as likely to develop non-Covid-19 related sepsis and have an increased 30-day mortality risk, according to a new study.
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Disabled charities call Jeremy Hunt's back to work plans for thousands of disabled people "cruel and unfair".
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National Autistic Society Scotland has launched Empower Up for young people in Glasgow to build confidence and form friendships.
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A Birmingham MP who rejected a housing proposal for people with a learning disability in her area has said she understands her tweet could have been more thoughtfully worded.
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Social care has lost out on more than a billion pounds of funding promised by the government in December 2021 to reform the system, according to a new National Audit Office (NAO) report.
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The National Autistic Society says proposed changes to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) could create more barriers for autistic people and restrict access to benefits.
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People with a learning disability are facing ‘persistent and widespread’ safety risks when in hospital, according to a damning new report.
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