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The government has decided not to scrap the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) despite a recent House of Lords report saying they should be abandoned.
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Carers provide vital support to many people with learning disabilities, saving the country billions per year. So why does the Carer’s Allowance remain at such a pitiful rate?
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Autism costs the UK an estimated £32 billion per year in treatment, lost earnings and care and support for children and adults – more than heart disease, cancer and stroke combined, according to new research.
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Thousands of people could lose out on social care services as a result of changes proposed in the Care Act, a coalition of charities has warned.
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A group of nine athletes with learning disabilities will represent Team GB at the 7th Inas Open European Athletics Championships in the Netherlands from June 11-15.
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The Lady Verdin Trust, a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities in northwest England, has merged with social care charity Choice Support.
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Learning disability charity Hft has opened an environmentally-friendly car cleaning service in Gloucester that gives people with learning disabilities the chance to learn new skills in paid employment.
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Children who later develop autism are exposed to elevated levels of steroid hormones, such as testosterone, progesterone and cortisol, in the womb, according to scientists.
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People with disabilities are feeling the effects of the government’s austerity policies more than most – and they are having a real adverse impact on their lives, as Mary O’Hara has found out.
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Members of the Hijinx Academy for actors with learning disabilities will this month put on a site-sympathetic theatre event set in the 'Cardiff underworld'.
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