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Past Events

Love, Attachment and Intellectual Disability: Meeting Emotional Needs and Developmental Trauma

LDT Editor May 9, 2024

Recorded on 5th June 2024, presented by Allan Skelly. In this webinar, Allan Skelly will explore the importance of our basic needs for love, safety and care from an early attachment figure. When these elementary emotional needs are not met,…
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Future Events

Refocusing health and wellbeing for people with a learning disability: the action we need ‐ 12th…

LDT Editor May 9, 2024

Learning Disability Today and Kingston University are delighted to host a one-day conference looking at how we can positively influence change to improve the lives of people with a learning disability, their families and those who support…
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2024

LDT In Focus, Mar 24, Vol 1, Edition 1

LDT Editor Mar 21, 2024

This issue of inFocus is only available to members with a paid subscription. You can upgrade your membership here. When a young person with additional needs reaches their 18th birthday, they will start to receive support from adults'…
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Past Events

Mental health support for people with learning disabilities

LDT Editor Mar 12, 2024

Recorded on 27th March 2024, presented by Professor Eddie Chaplin. This webinar will review prevention, assessment, and management of mental health problems in people with learning disabilities.
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2024

LDT In Focus, Jan 24, Vol 1, Sample Issue

LDT Editor Jan 15, 2024

This issue of LDT In Focus includes articles on: - Fostering independence in adults with learning disabilities - How can we support people with learning disabilities to be active? - Nutrition and diet: supporting people with learning…
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News

Government under fire as it backtracks on raising benefits with inflation

LDT Editor Oct 4, 2022

Disability charities have raised deep concerns at the news that the government is refusing to confirm its previous assurance to increase benefits in line with inflation from April 2023.
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New AI study looks to improve healthcare of people with a learning disability

LDT Editor May 10, 2022

A new study is looking into how artificial intelligence (AI) can create safe, ethical and cost-effective improvement to the quality of life for thousands of people with learning disabilities.
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Government’s integration White Paper could “medicalise social care”, say Mencap

LDT Editor Feb 15, 2022

The government has published a new White Paper which aims to better integrate the NHS and adult social care sector, bringing the health service and local government closer together to improve patient care.
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Research lacking on preferences of people with learning disability about genetic testing

LDT Editor Dec 22, 2021

The major gaps in the understanding of the opinions, experiences, and preferences of people with a learning disability regarding genetic counselling and testing is a failure of health care accessibility and equity, according to a new study.
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Austerity measures impact half of people with learning disabilities

LDT Editor Sep 1, 2021

More than half (56%) of people with intellectual disabilities experienced a loss or change of care since ‘austerity’ measures (cuts to social care spending).
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