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The vast majority of local authorities fail to provide sufficient detail on available provision for children and young people with special needs or a disability, an audit has found.
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In terms of employment, people with learning disabilities appear to be the most disadvantaged group in Scotland and more work needs to be done to increase their employability, according to a new report.
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Specialist learning disability health services for people in Buckinghamshire, currently provided by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, will transfer to Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) from September 1.
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A new initiative has been launched that aims to address some of the challenges that autistic people face when they deal with banks and other financial institutions.
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Actor and learning disability campaigner Lord Brian Rix has died at the age of 92. He had been terminally ill.
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New research suggests that the three conditions are all linked by disruptions in the structure of the corpus callosum.
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A new drug being trialled by researchers in Australia has shown improvements to ‘responsiveness and awareness’ in patients.
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A Welsh club has been named the winners of a rugby tournament in which players both with and without learning disability took part.
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The QPM is the only independent quality performance mark for organisations offering independent advocacy - an essential service for people who need support to express their needs and have increased choice and control in their lives.
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The British Association for Supported Employment claim that the new programme will only cater for those jobseekers who are considered close to the labour market, and exclude those with learning disabilities.
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