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The Law Commission has produced a set of recommendations aimed at simplifying, clarifying, and modernising disabled ...
A three-hour petition debate took place in Westminster Hall yesterday that involved over 90 MPs, who discussed retaining the ...
To mark the launch of his thought-provoking book 'Beautiful Lives: how did we get learning disabilities so wrong', author and ...
The Down's Syndrome Association is undertaking a survey of parents and carers of children with Down's syndrome looking at ...
A cross-party meeting was held today by Baroness Casey to discuss the work of the Independent Commission on Social Care and ...
People with a learning disability who have diabetes are at higher risk of dying from the condition and progressing to severe ...
The latest LeDeR report found that the rate for adults with a learning disability who died in 2023 from a preventable cause ...
There are a range of options for disabled young people who are looking to access further education, but it can be difficult ...
DanceSyndrome has received over £340,000 of National Lottery funding to expand its provision for people with learning disabilities who may struggle to access dance in traditional settings.
How did we get here, and what can we learn from the past? Throughout history, people with learning disabilities have been misunderstood and misrepresented, often leading to appalling outcomes. In this ...