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Animated sequels Monsters University and Smurfs 2, along with family comedy Parental Guidance will be August’s Autism Friendly Films.
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Researchers at the Tizard Centre are looking for volunteers to take part in research into domestic violence against women with learning disabilities – an area which is under-researched in the UK.
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Collin Brewer, the former Cornwall councillor who said that disabled children “should be put down”, will not face any criminal charges, Devon and Cornwall Police have said.
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Specialist mental health in-patient services for people with learning disabilities still need to improve, according to a report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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A group of nine young people with a range of learning disabilities have completed two voluntary projects at an orphanage in Bulgaria as part of their silver Duke of Edinburgh awards.
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The noise from super-fast hand driers, common in public toilets, has the same impact on the human ear as that of a road drill at close range and can cause problems for people with hyperacute hearing, research has found.
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A new wristband scheme, which alerts medical staff to access vital information to help them care for people with learning disabilities, has been launched in Doncaster.
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Learning disability charities Mencap and the Challenging Behaviour Foundation have called for the Government, NHS and care providers to do more to ensure real change happens for people with learning disabilities in residential care.
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The government published its response to the Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning disabilities (CIPOLD) last week – but the recommendations in the response do not go far enough to ensure that people with…
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A disease which prevents children from walking or talking has apparently been cured by a pioneering gene therapy to correct genetic errors in their DNA.
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