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The banking sector needs to make it easier for customers who have a learning disability to access key services, a new report has claimed.
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With more local authority cuts coming in April – and in years to come – social care is again in the crosshairs of the commissioners. But its value to people with learning disabilities must not be underestimated and services can be…
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A Scottish social care charity is piloting a one-button washing machine, which aims to increase the independence of people with disabilities.
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Nottinghamshire County Council has confirmed it is dropping a proposal to scrap its Adults with Asperger’s Team after concerns were raised by people with autism and their families.
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Learning disability charity Langdon has launched a service user written blog, and is introducing a People’s Charter as it seeks to put the voice of its people at the heart of its work.
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BBC1 has been praised by a woman with learning disabilities for its forthcoming episode of Call The Midwife, which includes a storyline about a relationship between two people with disabilities.
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Four in 10 children with autism in England were informally – and therefore illegally – excluded from school during a 12-month period, according to a new survey.
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The vast majority of people with learning disabilities don’t vote, but given the extent to which government decisions impact on them, projects to encourage more to vote are very welcome.
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An increasing number of people with learning disabilities are becoming victims of cyber bullying. Julie Penfold considers what can be done to protect them?
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A Mencap spokeswoman has outlined to groups of influential MPs the value that social care has for people with learning disabilities to enable them to live independently in the community.
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