physical and learning disabilities

The head of health and safety at national learning disability charity United Response has won an industry award recognising her work to transform fire safety advice for people living at its registered care homes across England and Wales.

Michael, who lives with schizophrenia and learning disabilities, is a resident at Exemplar Health Care’s Doncaster home for adults with complex needs, Quarryfields. Here, he tells LDT about a voluntary project he recently participated in.

Joanne Hall has been working for United Response, a disability charity, for fifteen years. 

Having an autistic spectrum disorder, learning disability, or mental health problem should not prohibit someone from enjoying cultural events such as theatre. A playhouse in Nottingham is using theatre to facilitate discussion and tackle stigma.

SWAN UK will launch a new animated film to raise awareness ahead of Undiagnosed Children’s Day this Friday.

Children with complex health needs or who are dependent on medical technology and their families want to lead as ordinary a life as possible, but find many barriers to achieving this. However, they can be broken down through adaptations and using different funding models By Jill Davies, research programme manager at the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities

Specialised equipment can substantially improve a person with complex healthcare needs’ quality of life, but getting the right pieces is not always easy, as Anna Waugh explains

Doreen and Maggie are best friends and have just moved into their first home together at the ages of 80 and 77 respectively. This huge step has made a massive difference in their lives and they are now planning to put their stamp on their new place. Sinead McHugh-Hicks shares their story.

A report from the Local Government Ombudsman on a complaint about a delay by Birmingham City Council in assessing a disabled man's needs. [10-Sep-2012]

This FASD Awareness Toolkit contains information and tools to help raise awareness of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. [21-Oct-2013]