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Lived experience
Life remains tough for people with learning disabilities, but causes for optimism…
As another year draws to a close, we start to look forward to what 2014 may bring. But, as with the past few years,…
Paradigm launches Reach: Support for living an ordinary life at Learning…
Disability consultancy Paradigm has launched Reach: Support for living an ordinary life, which aims to ensure that…
People with learning disabilities debate issues in Parliament
A group of people with learning disabilities debated issues including hate crime and the ‘bedroom tax’ at a recent…
First funding contributed to People First England
The proposed People First England, an umbrella organisation for learning disability self-advocacy organisations,…
Woman with learning disabilities provides communication training to carers
A woman with learning disabilities is working with speech therapists in Dorset to provide training to people who…
Life as a special needs mum
In this guest blog, Hannah Postgate gives an insight into her life as a mum of a daughter with complex learning…
Government and local communities urged to do more to tackle disability hate and…
Learning disability charity Brandon Trust has called for the government and local communities to do more to tackle…
CMG holds Black History Month celebrations in Croydon
A learning disability care provider has hosted a special event in Croydon to celebrate Black History Month.
Woman with learning disabilities designs set thanks to mentoring programme
A woman with autism and learning disabilities is helping to design a backdrop for an upcoming club night thanks to…
Charity helps young people with disabilities to achieve their employment ambitions
A charity has helped to place 12 young people with disabilities – physical and learning – into work placements in…
More specialist employment support needed for people with learning disabilities
Several schemes that seek to help people with learning disabilities into employment have been celebrating their…
Learning disability business pilot hailed a success
A pilot project that aims to support people with a learning disability and autism to set up their own business or…