LDT Editor 1969 posts 0 comments

Dan Parton looks at some shocking statistics from Mencap on disability hate crime linked to cuts to public services.
Read More...

Scott Watkin is a worried man. The learning disability consultant has already experienced the impact of government cuts and fears that things will get even worse in the coming years.Speaking at the annual Learning Disability Today…
Read More...

Charity Golden Lane Housing (GLH) has been awarded £349,000 from the Big Lottery Fund to develop an innovative new social investment bond that aims to raise up to £30 million to invest in permanent homes for people with a learning…
Read More...

Children with disabilities are almost four times more likely to suffer violence compared to their non-disabled peers, a multi-national study has found.
Read More...

A group of more than 150 leading figures in the learning disability sector has responded to the Department of Health’s interim report on Winterbourne View in a letter, and outlined what they believe the Government’s priorities need to be to…
Read More...

The Government has published its long-awaited Care and Support White Paper, together with the draft Care and Support Bill, which promise to introduce a national minimum eligibility threshold for care services, among other reforms.
Read More...

Remploy workers are to stage two 24-hour strikes in protest at the Government’s plans to close or sell-off 54 factories that provide employment for disabled workers.
Read More...

A journal has been published that contains articles edited andpeer reviewed by people with learning disabilities - said to be afirst for academia anywhere in the world.
Read More...

The inaugural World RTS – Rubinstein Taybi Syndrome – Awareness Day was held on July 3 to raise awareness of the condition.
Read More...

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published its first set of guidelines on the referral, diagnosis and management of autism in adults and provides a full clinical pathway of care for those with the…
Read More...