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A new sporting initiative will look to build on the successes of the London 2012 Paralympics and help dispel some of the myths around learning disabilities.
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A website has been launched that celebrates success stories of people who have used one page profiles – a tool that encapsulates important information about a person on one sheet of paper.
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The government needs to make it easier for people with learning disabilities to live where they want to and move between local authority areas, a charity has said in a new report.
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A blood test in pregnancy that can detect whether the developing foetus has Down’s syndrome is to be trialled at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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In this guest blog, Hannah Postgate gives an insight into her life as a mum of a daughter with complex learning disabilities and autism.
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Artlink Edinburgh has joined forces with the author and artist behind 2000AD, among others, to create a new Halloween-themed comic book featuring a hero with autism.
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A new initiative will see 1,000 people with learning disabilities across the country attend workshops aimed at getting them involved in politics and Parliament.
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Learning disability charity Mencap has welcomed an independent report that has called for major changes in the way that the NHS handles complaints.
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Learning disability charity Brandon Trust has called for the government and local communities to do more to tackle the issues of disability hate and mate crime as a survey has revealed widespread ignorance of both among the general public.
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Police have arrested 7 care workers from the Veilstone Care Home in Bideford in Devon over alleged abuse of people with learning disabilities.
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