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Thirty-nine charities have submitted a report to MPs detailing why proposals to cut the mobility component of the disability living allowance (DLA) is "misguided".
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Learning disability charity Mencap has criticised the new size criteria for social housing, saying that they are “worrying” and most likely to affect people with a disability.
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The government has today unveiled sweeping educational reforms to improve SEND support for children with special educational needs and learning disabilities.
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A new Changing Places toilet has been unveiled at Marwell Zoo in Hampshire - making it the 250th to be installed since the scheme was launched in 2006 by the Changing Places Consortium.
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The Valuing People Now team is to be disbanded at the end of March, the government has confirmed. This news comes despite it having a year to run.
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Director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, said in a speech yesterday (Wednesday) that prosecuting disability hate crime is the “next frontier” for the criminal justice system.
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The National Autistic Society (NAS) has launched a campaign to challenge the government's proposed reforms to disability living allowance (DLA).
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Three groups of people with learning disabilities have been recognised with £500 Inspiring Voices Awards from Media Trust for using digital media in an inspiring way within their local communities.
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New draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) on NHS autism services for under-18s has called for better diagnosis of the condition if it is to cope with increasing demand.
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People supported by learning disability charity Hft used a visit by the minister for disabled people, Maria Miller, to make a stand against proposed cuts to the mobility component of disability living allowance (DLA).
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