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Viki Baker, Speech and Language Therapist, discusses how total communication can be used to allow effective communication with people with learning disabilities. She describes the various techniques of total communication and how effective…
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Anne Williams, National Director of Learning Disabilities in 2008, discusses the personalisation agenda and the needs of people with learning disabilities and their families. She addresses the importance of frontline services and how the…
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Andy Brady speaks about compassion on BBC Radio Kent, after winning an award on teaching nurses to be compassionate. He focuses on the care of people with mental health issues or older patients, both at home and in residential homes. He…
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Pete speaks about the difficulties he has faced in life, particularly now his wife had dementia. He discusses the problems they have both faced seeing mental health problems in people with learning difficulties.
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Kevin Martin, of Service Provider Potens, talks about the organisation, how they help people and the challenges they face. POTENS provides a range of specialist support for adults with complex and challenging needs - learning disabilities,…
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Learning disability charity United Response has published the 10th edition of its easy read news publication 'Easy News'.
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Many young people with learning disabilities face a postcode lottery when it comes to post-16 education according to a new campaign set up to increase choices for those hoping to remain in education.
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A short film from Afasic in which two young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) talk about their lives.
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The Love Your Vote campaign has found that support workers need more guidance about the voting process in order to help inform people with learning disabilities and autism about their role in politics.
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The latest quarterly data from NHS England looking at the number of people with a learning disability in inpatient settings in England has shown that more people continue to be admitted into assessment and treatment units than are moving…
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