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The family of a man are calling for a previous case of alleged abuse at the former Winterbourne View residential hospital to be re-investigated.
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Authorities still need to do more to ensure disability hate crime is properly addressed, according to a report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
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Sunnyside House’s My LIFE training programme is helping residents with learning disabilities to learn the skills they need to not just live an independent life but thrive in their own home. Editor Dan Parton reports.
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The sentencing of 11 people found guilty of abuse at Winterbourne View last week was welcome, but it is clear that much more needs to be done to ensure a similar scandal does not happen again.
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So what did Panorama’s follow-up to its Winterbourne View documentary tell us? Not much that we didn’t already know: that little has altered in learning disability institutions in the 18 months since the original broadcast – and that the…
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The sentencing of 11 former employees of the Winterbourne View hospital in Bristol once again brought the worst of learning disability care into the national consciousness.
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For many people with disabilities and/or families with disabled children, these are hard times. And this is set to get worse when universal credit is introduced, according to a new report. These concerns cannot be ignored by Government.
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Home Secretary Theresa May has blocked the proposed extradition to the US of computer hacker Gary McKinnon, who has Asperger syndrome.
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Families with disabled children are at breaking point due to a chronic shortage of support and services in their local area, charities, parenting groups and disability campaigners have warned.
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Up to half a million disabled people and their families will be worse off under universal credit if current plans go ahead, a report has found.
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