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Local authorities have been invited to apply for share of the government’s £25 million housing and technology fund for people with learning disabilities.
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The number of people in inpatient psychiatric or learning disability beds fell between 2014 and 2016, according to an NHS survey.
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The government’s plans to cap Housing Benefit rates for the supported housing sector risk creating a housing crisis for people with learning disabilities, a charity has warned.
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The vast majority of local authorities are failing to provide sufficient detail on available provision for children and young people with special needs or a disability (SEND), an audit of all Local Offers in England has found.
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Inspired by the Rio Olympics and Paralympics, some 300 people with learning disabilities competed at a sporting festival organised by a service provider recently.
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The demand for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) places in London is rising, and more funding is needed to cope with this, a report has said.
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Bethany Firth won her second gold medal at the Rio Paralympics by winning the S14 200m freestyle event, with fellow Briton Jessica-Jane Applegate taking silver.
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Great Britain and Ireland swimmer Bethany Firth has won the gold medal in the S14 100m backstroke event at the Rio Paralympics in a new world record time.
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About a third of people with conditions such as autism, Asperger’s syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or mental ill health have been the victim of a crime in the past year, according to new figures.
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An updated resource has been launched that explains how the health charter can be used by social care providers to improve the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities.
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