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The British Dyslexia Association (BDA) has criticised the Government’s plans to reform the GCSE system, saying that it will make it difficult for many students with dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties (SpLDs) to demonstrate…
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In this guest blog, Aisling Duffy from service provider Certitude talks about the need to not just listen to carers, but to support them too.
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A new website that provides information, advice and support to younger siblings of disabled children has been launched by Sibs, a charity for siblings of disabled people.
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Actress and Mencap supporter Ty Glaser has become the latest high-profile supporter of Mencap's R-word campaign, which is calling on people to stop using a term that is offensive and derogatory to people with a learning disability.
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A new guide has been launched to help professionals enable the people with learning disabilities they work with to exercise their freedom to the fullest extent possible.
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How the world’s first autism outcomes measurement tool, the Spectrum Star, was created. Sue Hahn reports.
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Learning disability charity Mencap is helping people with learning disabilities fight to keep Moreton Day Centre open, saying that Wirral Borough Council has not adequately consulted those who use the service.
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A new initiative has been launched that aims to increase the supply of housing for people with learning disabilities by drawing on alternative sources of funding.
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Carl Poll, a leading social justice and learning disability rights campaigner, has died after an illness.
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Researchers in the US analysing brain cells grown from skin cells of people with Down’s syndrome have made discoveries that could shed more light on the condition, including why they tend to age more quickly than the general population.
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