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Learning disability charity Mencap is expecting a surge in calls and enquiries from people looking for support services in 2012.
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New report has reveals just how unpopular proposed DLA changes are - it seems almost nobody wants them.
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People with learning disabilities still suffer discrimination from the NHS, and this has contributed to the deaths of at least 74 patients in recent years, an investigation has claimed.
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The strength of opposition to the government's plans to reform disability living allowance (DLA) has been revealed in a new report written and funded by people with disabilities.  
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Selected Scottish charities are to benefit from an almost £700,000 injection of cash from the Scottish Government to expand and improve the information and advice they provide to thousands of disabled people and carers.
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People with learning disabilities who attend a day centre in Gloucestershire are celebrating after receiving a stay of execution from the local council, which agreed to pay their fees for another month after initially being told their new…
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Ten people, charged in connection with ill treatment and neglect of residents at the former Winterbourne View residential hospital, have been released on bail. The defendants, who face 40 charges, involving four patients, under the Mental…
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People who commit murder in disability hate crime attacks will face life sentences in prison with a starting tariff of 30 years, the Ministry of Justice has announced.
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The European Commission has launched a public consultation on plans to break down accessibility barriers for people with disabilities. The consultation will help the Commission to prepare its proposals for a European Accessibility Act,…
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There appears to be a lack of understanding about what safe, person-centred care looks like in learning disability residential settings, according to an initial report by care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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