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Warwickshire Police have shown their support for the campaign to end disability hate crime by setting up a scheme to provide 'safe places' for people with learning disabilities who feel vulnerable in their communities.
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Social care leaders have called on the government to reform how social care is funded, following a survey carried out by the Association of Adult Social Services.
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The Scottish Government is consulting on the priorities for a new learning disability strategy – but why is something similar not being undertaken in England and Wales?It is now 10 years since the Scottish Government launched its national…
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For people with learning disabilities, being able to choose where to go on holiday and what to do there - and being supported to do that - is fundamentally important, says Ian Callen.
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A new best practice guide for GPs on ensuring people with learning disabilities access appropriate eye health care is to be launched during Learning Disability Week next week.
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An outcomes measurement tool to help assess the progress and change of people with autism while they are in care has been released. The Spectrum Star allows professionals to assess how individuals with an autistic spectrum condition (ASC)…
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Children's communication charity I CAN has warned parents that special educational needs (SEN) such as speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) often go undetected and advised them to seek resources to better understand, and, in…
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David Behan has been appointed as the new chief executive of care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Behan, the current director general for social care, local government and care partnerships at the Department of Health, will…
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Many people with learning disabilities don't fully understand their rights at work, but a project in London has helped to address this. Nick Clarke reports.
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The recent Supreme Court judgement which says that local authorities cannot take their finances into account when assessing people's need for social care is welcome, but more fundamental problems remain. The recent judgement in the KM vs…
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