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Family films Moomins on the Riviera, Minions and Tomorrowland are among the Autism Friendly Films that can be seen in June.
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Gavin Harding has been named mayor of Selby in West Yorkshire, becoming the first man with learning disabilities to hold such an office.
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The police, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the probation service are still failing people who experience disability hate crime, according to a new review.
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Heart of England Mencap has warned that the learning disability sector is facing chronic lack of care workers, and has set out to challenge some of the myths that surround the profession.
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The National Autistic Society (NAS) has strongly criticised media personality Katie Hopkins for a series of offensive tweets she sent about a girl with autism during the transmission of Channel 4 programme Born Naughty?
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Thousands of adults with learning disabilities across the UK have been sexually abused in the past 2 years, according to figures obtained by the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme.
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Support provider Lifeways Group has acquired Care UK’s Learning Disability Division, which supports about 1,000 individuals in supported living, residential care and day services.
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Learning disability care provider CMG has developed its own accreditation to recognise excellence in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), which, the organisation says, is transforming the lives of the individuals it supports.
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A new, specialist residential home has been opened to provide 24-hour support for people with a learning disability, autism and complex needs in Bournemouth.
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The UK's first social enterprise staging fully inclusive and accessible events for its disabled members and their friends has been set up with the support of Radio 1 DJ Jameela Jamil.
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