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A Parliamentary select committee has called for the government to do more to tackle the barriers that many people with a learning disability face with registering to vote and voting.
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A student with an autism spectrum condition has used his artistic skills to raise thousands of pounds for charities Ambitious about Autism and Norwood.
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A Seashell Trust-run college is aiming to raise the numbers of people with a learning disability in paid employment through a new internship programme, launched as part of Learning Disabilities Work Experience Week.
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A briefing paper from the Challenging Behaviour Foundation.
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The government has launched a consultation on proposed new statutory autism guidance to local authorities and NHS organisations to support the implementation of ‘Think Autism’, the update to the 2010 adult autism strategy.
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Specialist mental health and Asperger's housing provider Supported Homes is now part of the Eden Futures group.
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A mother whose son has special needs has launched a campaign to encourage organisations, businesses and venues across the UK and Ireland to improve changing facilities for disabled children, after a survey revealed that 57% of parents had…
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A charity has issued advice to people with learning disabilities, their friends, families and support workers about how to identify and deal with bullying after recent figures revealed a 5% increase in disability hate crime.
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A new two-person team is to be appointed to help people with learning disabilities to co-design and transform NHS services, it has been announced.
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People with a learning disability have the chance to undertake work experience at some of the UK’s biggest employers this week as part of Learning Disabilities Work Experience Week.
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