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Three judges have ruled that the work capability assessment (WCA) for deciding who is eligible for employment and support allowance (ESA) disadvantages people with mental ill health, learning disabilities and autism.
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The first event listing specifically for people with learning disabilities and/or autism in the UK is to launch this week, and has been welcomed by celebrities including DJ Jo Whiley and singer Liam Gallagher.
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The 500th Changing Places fully accessible disabled toilet has been opened at The O2 in London.
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The Association for Real Change has launched a challenge to make providers aware of mate crime and set a standard for services in tackling it.
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A Paralympic athlete is coaching a group of adults with learning disabilities in Essex to play boccia in a weekly club aimed at improving their physical wellbeing.
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A string of failings by various NHS bodies contributed to the death of a woman with learning and physical disabilities, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has found in a report.
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Allegations that Atos, which runs the work capability assessment (WCA) for employment and support allowance (ESA), uses unfair methods in its assessments are “alarming”, according to Mark Lever, chief executive of the National Autistic…
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With estimates suggesting that 40% of carers are at risk of depression or anxiety, Dan Parton believes GPs and the wider healthcare system need to ensure that protecting carers’ mental health is a priority.
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Too many adults with autism are still not receiving the support they require from social services, and there remains a lack of understanding of the condition among social workers, according to research by the National Autistic Society.
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Learning disability charity Mencap has called for Cornwall Councillor Collin Brewer to resign after he likened disabled children to deformed lambs who would be "smashed against a wall".
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