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Dan Parton writes (30th March 2011) : Last weekend about 500,000 people converged on London to protest about the size and speed of government cuts.
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Dan Parton writes (28th February 2011) : The government’s much-trumpeted Welfare Reform Bill was launched in February, outlining its plans for the welfare state, with a general theme of getting people off benefits and into work.
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As more inspection reports from the Care Quality Commission(CQC) reveal that only a minority of residential facilities for people with a learning disability are fully compliant with essential standards, the case for change is becoming…
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News last week of a barber who cut the word 'fool' into thehair of a man with learning disabilities being sentenced to 200hours of unpaid work was welcome - and shows that hate crime isbecoming a priority. Bristol-based barber Michael…
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Recent news stories involving people with learning disabilities – from the alleged abuse uncovered at Winterbourne View to MP Philip Davies’ comments on employment – all had a common thread; it showed that equality with their non-disabled…
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It is not often that a TV programme moves you to tears, butlast night's Panorama was one such show. Secret filming atWinterbourne View, a learning disability hospital in Bristol,exposed such shocking treatment of its residents that it…
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This week, up to 7,000 existing incapacity benefit (IB)claimants will receive letters they have been dreading; asking themto be re-assessed for their benefit.While the mainstream mediawent with the 'benefit crackdown' angle on this, the…
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Some good news about autism this week: it seems that more of the general population know about the condition - and services are increasingly adapting their approaches to become more autism-friendly.
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The government’s plans for reforming social care are gathering pace, with the recent publication of the Law Commission’s review report on adult social care law.While some of the headline recommendations from the Commission contained the…
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For the majority of people with learning disabilities, it seems that bullying and harassment are just a part of everyday life.As far back as 2000, Mencap’s ‘Living in Fear’ report found that 90% of respondents with a learning disability…
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