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Get Yourself Active from Disability Rights UK are amongst the 78 new partners who will work with Sport England to increase access to sport and physical activity across England.
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Better training on choking risk and management is needed for staff and caregivers working with people with learning disabilities, according to a new study. 
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DFN Project SEARCH, a transition to employment programme for young adults with a learning disability, has launched a Youth Advisory Group to help encourage more inclusive employment.
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The government was unlawful in failing to protect more than 20,000 elderly or disabled care home residents from Covid-19, according to a new High Court ruling.
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Disabled train customers using Passenger Assist will now be able to book up to two hours in advance of their journey instead of six giving them more travel flexibility. 
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Staff with autism as their main impairment had a wider pay gap in 2021 than those with other types of impairment, according to new data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, Learning Disability England helped with the Digital Lifeline programme, which gave 5,500 people with learning disabilities a tablet, data and support with setting up their new tablet.
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Inclusion International have joined forces with Clean Slate UK to offer a grant to a group of people with learning disabilities who want to do a project about employment.
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A recent report on child to parent violence highlighted how immense shame and stigma stops families accessing support, along with the fear of the child being removed from the home.
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A deprivation of liberty case involving a vulnerable 14-year old with autism and a learning disability has been called "shocking" by a judge who described the child's situation as “brutal and abusive”. 
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