Up to 250,000 with mental illness or learning disabilities not receiving… LDT Editor Aug 26, 2015 Lived experience Up to 250,000 people who have learning disabilities, mental illness or autistic spectrum disorders are not…
Personal Independence Payment failures risking people’s ability to live… LDT Editor Aug 17, 2015 Employment Personal Independence Payments (PIP) are now the most common problem people come to Citizens Advice with, having…
Couple with learning disabilities celebrate 10 years of marriage LDT Editor Aug 13, 2015 Lived experience A couple with learning disabilities from New Milton celebrated 10 happy years of marriage and overcoming the…
Former police officers deliver personal safety skills course to people with… LDT Editor Jul 31, 2015 Lived experience A group of young people with learning disabilities in Guildford has benefitted from a personal safety skills course…
Council project helps youngsters with learning disabilities get in to work LDT Editor Jul 22, 2015 Employment A project in Blackpool that aims to help people with learning disabilities to get into employment is celebrating…
Two charged with murder of man with learning disabilities in possible disability… LDT Editor Jun 10, 2015 Lived experience Two men have been charged with the murder of Newcastle man, Lee Irving, whose death police are treating as a…
Police keen to establish if the murder of a Newcastle man with learning… LDT Editor Jun 8, 2015 Lived experience Police investigating the murder of a Newcastle man with learning disabilities believe his death could be a…
Delay in providing Personal Independence Payments ruled unlawful by High Court LDT Editor Jun 5, 2015 Lived experience A delay of more than 9 months in delivering Personal Independence Payments (PIP) to two people with disabilities…
Businesses hear about unlocking potential of people with learning disabilities LDT Editor Jun 4, 2015 Employment Representatives from nearly 50 major businesses have come together to discuss how to get more young people with…
Man jailed for attempting to groom man with learning disabilities into committing… LDT Editor Jun 1, 2015 Lived experience A teenager has been jailed for 8 years for attempting to groom a man with learning disabilities into committing…
Learning disability charity makes plea for support staff LDT Editor May 19, 2015 Lived experience Heart of England Mencap has warned that the learning disability sector is facing chronic lack of care workers, and…
Radio 1 DJ Jameela Jamil sets up first members club for people with disabilities LDT Editor May 12, 2015 Lived experience The UK's first social enterprise staging fully inclusive and accessible events for its disabled members and their…