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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 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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The Mencap Volunteer Group, which has people working at four national nature reserves (NNRs) have scooped an award for their efforts.
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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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In this guest blog, Lorraine Burton, project manager of the home safety project within Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS), talks about how the initiative is breaking new ground to align health and social care priorities and make fire…
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The Winterbourne View Joint Improvement Programme (WVJIP) is to “regroup and refocus” on local issues, with a vision to ensure that everyone has a place they can call home, its new lead has said.
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The government has been criticised by disability charities after new statistics revealed that some claimants are experiencing long delays for decisions for the new disability benefit personal independence payment (PIP).
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A second autism friendly performance of Disney’s The Lion King will take place in May at the Lyceum Theatre in London, it has been announced.
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