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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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Care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published 10 more reports from its inspection of 150 learning disability hospitals and care homes and found no major concerns at any of the facilities.
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A game for the iPad has been launched aimed at improving the social skills of children with autism as young as 18 months.
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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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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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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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The UK’s best skiers with learning disabilities are preparing for their national championships, which are to be held next month. A delegation of 73 skiers and 59 coaches are set to head off to Special Olympics Great Britain’s National…
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The Football Association and Special Olympics Great Britain have signed a deal to encourage more people with learning disabilities to play football, regardless of their ability.
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