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Only paying sleep-in workers when their sleep is disturbed is “unacceptable”.
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The former shadow equalities minister tells Learning Disability Today the 3,000 learning disabled people living in ATUs have been “dismally failed”.
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Disability Minister Penny Mourdant attempted to sway learning disabled voters yesterday in emphasising that a Conservative Government would incentivise employers to take on more diverse workforces.
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Inside the exhibition examining identity and self-image among social workers. In a bid to break down the barriers which traditionally exist between carer and cared for, the pictures do not identify the subjects by their role in the social…
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The founder of a youth group supporting Syrian refugees was among the winners at Scotland’s first national Learning Disability Awards.
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The government minister for disabled people will be among a panel of politicians facing questions from over 100 disabled people.
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America’s National Centre for Learning Disabilities Support (NCLD) released new data this week they says demonstrates children with learning and attention issues are “as smart as their peers, but too often misunderstood as lazy or…
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The head of the Royal College of Nurses insists no-one will be “put in danger” after the union voted to allow nurses to continue their work following a diagnosis.
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Mencap’s new guides will support one million potential voters.
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Epileptics with learning disabilities would receive a greater proportion of their epilepsy care from psychiatrists – as opposed to neurologists – under new plans from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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