Equality United Response highlight prejudices and discrimination LDT Editor May 9, 2019 Disability charity United Response launches their Am I Your Problem? campaign which aims to challenge the…
Challenging Behaviour “It is unacceptable that children are being physically injured and… Darren Devine Feb 12, 2019 Darren Devine discusses the widespread nature of the use of restraint and seclusion in schools for learning…
Health Whilst the world marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the NHS is… LeeMC2022 Dec 3, 2018 As of today, there are currently 40,000 NHS vacancies for nurses and, by 2020, almost 50% of all nursing staff…
Down’s syndrome New research on preventing Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down’s… LDT Editor Nov 27, 2018 The largest in-depth study of cognitive abilities in people with Down’s syndrome means that clinical trials for…
Lived experience Charity hosts photography exhibition showcasing disability talent LDT Editor Nov 26, 2018 United Response is inviting the public to come along to a special four-week-long photography exhibition showcasing…
Lived experience Learning disability campaigner Lord Rix dies LDT Editor Aug 22, 2016 Actor and learning disability campaigner Lord Brian Rix has died at the age of 92. He had been terminally ill.
Down’s syndrome Dame Judi Dench to judge photography competition for people with Down’s syndrome LDT Editor Jun 1, 2016 Dame Judi Dench is one of the expert judges who will reveal the winners of the international ‘My Perspective’…
Education New SEND guide for parents and carers launched by DfE LDT Editor Aug 27, 2014 The Department for Education has launched a new guide aimed at explaining how the system that supports children and…
Down’s syndrome UK charity expresses outrage over Australian case of baby with Down’s syndrome… LDT Editor Aug 4, 2014 The chief executive of Down’s Syndrome UK has expressed her shock and sadness about the case in Australia of a baby…
Down’s syndrome Day 88: A sibling manifesto #107days LDT Editor Jul 7, 2014 In this guest blog, written for the #JusticeforLB and #107days campaign, Marianne Selby-Boothroyd writes about her…
Down’s syndrome Artist with Down’s syndrome wins international photography competition LDT Editor Jun 11, 2014 A 17-year-old photographer has been announced as the overall winner of the international photographic competition,…
Down’s syndrome Sibling writes uplifting introduction to Down’s syndrome LDT Editor Jun 3, 2014 A 9-year-old girl from Cornwall has written her first book, which aims to help other children who become a sibling…
Lived experience Woman with a learning disability praises Call The Midwife storyline LDT Editor Feb 14, 2014 BBC1 has been praised by a woman with learning disabilities for its forthcoming episode of Call The Midwife, which…