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There is no national organisation for self-advocacy in England, but there should be, says Gary Bourlet
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That a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report said that the quality of learning disability services varies widely across the country, and is not improving quickly enough, will not have been a surprise to anyone. Nor is the call for urgent…
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The quality of learning disability services varies widely across the country and is not improving quickly enough, a report, by regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has concluded.
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Learning disability services provider Voyage Care has acquired fellow provider Independent Living Group (ILG).
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A new project that aims to support people with a learning disability to set up their own business or community project has been launched.
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Adults with learning disabilities should be listened to more and given better education and support to deal with abuse, research has found.
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Ten vulnerable and disabled children – including 4 with learning disabilities – have launched a High Court action against the Government’s so-called ‘bedroom tax’, claiming that it will have devastating consequences for them.
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Castlebeck, the learning disability residential care provider that operated the Winterbourne View hospital where an abuse scandal was uncovered in 2011, has gone into administration.
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By the time most people hit pension age, they think about slowing down and taking it easy. But Chris Lowndes is not most people. Far from easing into his autumn years, the 65-year-old with autism and diabetes has just started having driving…
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A shocking report out this week shows that people with learning disabilities are more likely than other groups to be subject to attacks and bullying, when they’re at work. It confirms that there is still a long way to go to end…
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