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Good news for learning disabilities
In the summer, people with learning disabilities and the carers and professionals who live and work with them could…
Pilkington case: misconduct charges not proven for police officers
Four Leicestershire police officers have been cleared of misconduct over failings in the Fiona Pilkington case. She…
More questions than answers on learning disability services
Events this summer have posed some fundamental questions about learning disability services but, as yet, there have…
Norwood launches car wash staffed by people with learning disabilities
Learning disability charity Norwood has launched Norwood Future Clean, the first commercial car wash in London to…
CQC releases damning report on Winterbourne View
Residential care services provider Castlebeck failed to comply with 10 essential standards at its Winterbourne View…
Disability benefits: Charities threaten legal action over cuts
Disability Alliance, a coalition of some 250 disability charities and organisations, and law firm Unity Law have…
Outrage over MP’s claim about jobseekers with learning disabilities
Learning disability organisations have reacted angrily to Conservative MP Philip Davies’ claim that people with…
High Court challenge for Dursley Training Unit closure
The plan to close a centre called Dursley Training Unit for adults with learning disabilities in Gloucestershire is…
Heavy Load record Ting Tings hit for Hate Crime Week
Punk band Heavy Load – which is made up of people with learning disabilities and their carers – have recorded their…
Disabled people march against public spending cuts
Thousands of disabled people took to the streets of London yesterday to march against cuts to services. Between…
Stefania Woolf death a warning to communities
The tragic case of a Hertfordshire mother who died leaving her profoundly disabled daughter Stefania Woolf to die…
Landmark result in Changing Places campaign
A new Changing Places toilet has been unveiled at Marwell Zoo in Hampshire - making it the 250th to be installed…