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The Mental Capacity Act is failing to protect vulnerable people because social workers, healthcare professionals and others are not aware of it and are failing to implement it, according to a House of Lords committee report.
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An accessible news magazine has helped to double the number of its readers with learning disabilities that are engaged in current affairs in the year since its launch, a survey has found.
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The Children and Families Bill has received Royal Assent after more than 2 years of consultation, debates and local authority testing, but Mencap has warned that it could fail to meet its goals.
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Sam Sly considers two contrasting stories of young people with learning disabilities in institutions with a label of challenging behaviour.
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A charter has been launched for social care providers which aims to tackle the health inequalities that people with learning disabilities often face.
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The government’s decision to press on with its closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) could result in a lose-lose situation for those who accessed the fund as well as the local authorities that are taking over responsibility for the…
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A Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection of a Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust-run learning disability home has uncovered significant failings.
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Trade union Unite has heavily criticised the government for its plans to close the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in June 2015.
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UK cinema operators have come together to host the first ever national week of autism friendly screenings in support of World Autism Awareness Day.
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Su Sayer CBE, founder and chief executive of learning disability charity United Response, has announced that she is stepping down from her role after 40 years at the helm.
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