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Hillingdon Council acted illegally by detaining a man with learning disabilities in a residential home against his and his family’s wishes, a High Court judge has ruled.
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The plan to close a centre called Dursley Training Unit for adults with learning disabilities in Gloucestershire is to be challenged in the High Court by one of its users.
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New guidance on how to help and support people with Asperger's syndrome and high-functioning autism in long-term employment has been co-published by charities.
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Punk band Heavy Load – which is made up of people with learning disabilities and their carers – have recorded their own version of the Ting Tings’ smash ‘That’s Not My Name’ for Hate Crime Week.
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The contribution of people with a learning disability to the Scottish economy and society has been ‘underestimated’, according to new research.
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This Friday (10th June) is the last day for entries into this year's Create! Art for Autism competition. The national competition is designed to showcase the creativity of young people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The competition…
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The British Institute for Learning Disabilities (BILD) has sent an open letter to the Minister for Care Services, following Panorama’s exposure of failings and abuse at Winterbourne View hospital in Bristol.
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A special nationwide screening of an 'Autism Friendly Films' showing of Mr Popper's Penguins (PG) will take place later this year to raise awareness of the sensory differences experienced by people with autism, and to promote the…
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Leicestershire Police have been severely criticised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) for a number of failings in the case of Fiona Pilkington, who killed herself and her disabled daughter Francecca Hardwick after…
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Wales lags behind the rest of the UK in securing disabled people's right to live independently in the community and an independent living strategy is needed to address this, Disability Wales has said.
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