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An online guide has been launched to help professionals who need to manage a care home closure at short notice.
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The National Autistic Society (NAS) has warned the government its plans to reform guidelines for teachers over the use of restraint for pupils could put children with autism and other special educational needs (SEN) and teachers at risk of…
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A national autism charity has welcomed news that spot-checks will be made at job centres to see whether recommendations to improve disability benefit assessments have been implemented.
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People with learning disabilities were able to compete against each other in the annual CMG National Athletics Championships this week – as well as the opportunity to meet a Paralympic medallist.
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Proposed cuts to disability living allowance (DLA) could mean people with learning disabilities would not have enough money for basics like food and transport, a new survey has warned.
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A new guide to sports and activities for people with learning disabilities in Bromley has been launched. 'Choosing Activity', launched by charitable services provider Avenues Trust Group, is an interactive sports and active lifestyle guide.
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Private sector learning disability hospitals have little incentive to change their policies to be more in line with government guidelines on providing individualised local services for people with complex needs, a report has found.
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Education and training provision for young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is variable and does not always help them to gain employment or live independently, a report by Ofsted has claimed.
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The last long-stay NHS campus in Sandwell, West Midlands, is to close later this year, with work having begun on a new supported housing development in West Bromwich for people with learning disabilities.
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Learning disability care home 4 Seafarers Walk in Hayling Island in Hampshire has been found to be failing to meet 8 essential standards of care, according to a report by regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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