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Grandparents often provide essential support to their offspring who have children with special educational needs (SEN), but many say that the experience can be tough and feel more support is needed, according to a survey.
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The Labour Party has said that it would reform the disability hate crime law so that it has parity with other forms of hate crime.
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A project is being launched to assess whether using a digital highlighter can help dyslexic people to learn.
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Good practice advice for social workers working with people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions to help improve standards following the Winterbourne View case has been published.
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The government must work harder to improve the accessibility of all public transport for disabled people, according to a parliamentary committee.
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Strengthening corporate accountability for social care providers is important, but this must not discourage people with learning disabilities from becoming trustees, says Walsingham’s Paul Snell.
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More than half of teachers feel they have not had adequate training in teaching pupils with autism, a survey has found.
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How can we ensure people with learning disabilities get a life, not a service? asks Ruth Gorman from Imagine, Act, Succeed (IAS)
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Care Services Minister Norman Lamb has visited an ex-resident of former private hospital Winterbourne View in his new supported living home.
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The Special Olympics Great Britain National Summer Games have been hailed as a success by the 17 heads of delegation, athletes, their families and the many members of the public who came along to cheer.
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