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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 mum to someone with complex learning disabilities and autism
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…
Financial pressures: why so many learning disability charities are facing problems
Financial pressures are mounting for many charities working with people with learning disabilities, which is…
Care minister visits ex-Winterbourne View resident
Care Services Minister Norman Lamb has visited an ex-resident of former private hospital Winterbourne View in his…
From a service to a life
How can we ensure people with learning disabilities get a life, not a service? asks Ruth Gorman from Imagine, Act,…
Paralympic sporting legacy must not be lost
While last year’s Paralympic Games in London aimed to inspire a generation to get involved in sport and physical…