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Success and self-advocacy: what does it mean to you?
Success is a subjective word, driven by our own unique goals, values, and priorities, and can therefore be…
Laughing Boy: can storytelling end indifference and bring about change?
At the age of just 18, Connor Sparrowhawk drowned in a bathtub while under NHS care. Nearly 11 years later, his…
Special school at centre of Panorama abuse probe hits back at the BBC
A special school at the centre of a BBC Panorama probe into alleged abuse has hit back at the BBC for acting in a…
New manifesto calls for an end to the detention of people with learning…
A charity is urging all political parties to support their new manifesto which calls for an end to the detention of…
Big Issue magazine taken over by learning disability myth busters
A group of self advocates from Mencap have helped co-produce this week's edition of the Big Issue to mark Learning…
Election manifestos and learning disability: what’s in it for me?
The three main political parties have launched their election manifestos setting out what they would like to…
People with a learning disability urged not to give up their ‘power’…
A group of disability charities have issued an urgent call to people with a learning disability to vote in the…
MPs say people with learning disabilities face unacceptable inequalities
Over 75% of people with a learning disability are still not registered on the learning disability register and face…
How to provide mental health support for people with learning disabilities
As part of Mental Health Awareness week 2024, this article looks at the presentation and management of mental…
Better use of CQC data could predict abuse in care homes
New research project finds that use of CQC data could predict and detect abuse in care homes for people with a…
Leaders’ List winners call for their voices to be heard and achievements to be…
The winners of this year’s Learning Disability and Autism Leaders’ List are calling for a set of diverse changes…
Relationships and sex: what does good support look like?
People with learning disabilities and autistic people want to have relationships. However, institutional and…