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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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New resources designed to help prevent and manage cruelty, harassment and abuse against people with learning disabilities have been launched.
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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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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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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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People with a learning disability are still not being treated equally in healthcare or criminal justice settings in Scotland, according to two investigations.
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A lack of robust evidence into the value of independent advocacy is leaving it in a potentially vulnerable position, according to a new report.
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Learning disability charity Mencap is one of 5 national organisations, along with every local authority in Britain, to receive a share of £4.2 million for projects that aim to ensure everyone is signed up to vote.
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