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A national project by Mencap Cymru to highlight the hidden heritage of people with a learning disability in Wales has been launched at The National Eisteddfod of Wales in Llanelli.
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New statistics from the Scottish Government have revealed for the first time the deprivation profile of adults with learning disabilities known to local authorities north of the border.
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Eye health and vision problems in people with learning disabilities are often not diagnosed. Katrina Venerus of the Local Optical Committee Support Unit says more specialist services are needed.
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The terms of reference, scoping solution and minutes from inaugural meeting of the steering group set up to develop recommendations for the development of a national framework for local commissioning of community based support for people…
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A letter from the Ideas Collective to the chair of the steering group set up by NHS England in response to the Winterbourne View Concordat.
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The Summer 2014 edition of the newsletter of the Challenging Behaviour Foundation.
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Recording the growth trajectory of individual parts of the brain through new scanning techniqes can help health professionals better understand how early disorders arise including developmental conditions like autism.
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This guide aims to help parents of young people with disabilities and/or special educational needs (referred to in this guide as 'disabled young people') manage their child's transition into adulthood so that the social care, education and…
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The steering group set up by NHS England to cut the number of people who live in assessment and treatment-style units needs to rethink its objectives if it is to have the best chance of succeeding, a group of learning disability experts has…
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A Herefordshire-based learning disability arts project has performed to their largest-ever audience with a play about the value of orchards created and performed by students at Echo’s About Face Theatre Company.
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