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The government should appoint a commissioner to champion and protect the rights of people with learning disabilities, as reform of support services is too slow, according to Sir Stephen Bubb.
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Autism diagnosis services in Northern Ireland are to receive a £2 million injection of funds, Health Minister Simon Hamilton MLA has confirmed.
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Behavioural care provider Priory Group has been acquired by US firm Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc, in a deal worth £1.34 billion.
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In this guest blog, Gary Laville, chief operating officer of MyLife’s Hartlepool support service for people with learning disabilities, reflects on how its progress since welcoming its first service user last September.
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Young people with autism from a school in Cheadle are being given the opportunity to learn valuable skills and real-life experience in the world of work through a new business venture run by a charity.
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A campaign has been launched that aims to raise £74,000 to save a Hampshire-based project that supports people with disabilities stay safe when they go out, meet people online, and look for love.
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A dyslexia charity has called for employers to make reasonable adjustments in the workplace for employees with dyslexia, following the recent disability discrimination case of a Starbucks worker.
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A Program of Excellence has been established to develop treatments for children with CDKL5, a rare X-chromosome-linked genetic disorder that causes severe neuro-developmental impairment and early-onset, difficult-to-control seizures.
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The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced it will stage a third relaxed performance of Matilda The Musical on June 12.
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Employment tribunals and other bodies have been reminded of their duty to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate claimants' disabilities, following the conclusion of a case in the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
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