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Learning Disability Today

Supporting professionals working in learning disability and autism services

Learning Disability Today

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Alison Bloomer
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Lauren Nicolle
Senior Reporter
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Thousands of children with neurodevelopmental conditions left without support due to long NHS waits

Lauren Nicolle Oct 15, 2024

Carers

Families from minority groups face more suspicion when accessing social care…

Equality

Disabled people feel ‘forgotten’ by political parties

Equality

Learning Disability Wales publishes Easy Read guide to voting in the General…

Equality

How does Mencap’s new CEO plan to improve the lives of people with a…

7,500 athletes go for gold as Special Olympics World Games gets underway

LDT Editor Mar 13, 2019

Equality

Special Olympics Great Britain has sent its biggest delegation of athletes ever to compete in the World Games.

Why taxi journeys can be distressing for people with a learning disability and…

Chloe Bull Feb 12, 2019

Equality

Chloe Bull from Talkback UK, an advocacy organisation, discusses how taking taxis can be distressing for people…

‘Changing lives is our day job’

Doreen McElhinney Aug 17, 2018

Equality

A social care worker reflects on 15 years supporting people with learning disabilities.

Removing disability-based defences to ensure equality before the law: a blessing…

Victoria Wicks and Julinda Beqiraj Jan 15, 2018

Equality

Most countries have signed up to a UN principle that disability-based legal defences are infantalising and …

One in five employers say disabled people less likely to be taken on

LDT Editor Dec 15, 2017

Equality

The findings confirm the serious discrimination and stereotypical views still faced by many disabled people.

Scope’s new mission

Mark Atkinson Sep 15, 2017

Equality

Scope has taken the decision to cease being a provider of social care. It is to focus its efforts on achieving…

LDT Editor May 23, 2017

Equality

Exploring the issue of equality for people with learning disabilities in today's society. LDT provides key…

Learning Disability England launched to put voices of people with learning…

LDT Editor Jun 15, 2016

Equality

A new group that aims to campaign for the rights of people with learning disabilities and ensure their voices are…

Mind the gap – cutting the disability employment gap

LDT Editor May 16, 2016

Employment

In this guest blog, United Response’s Tim Cooper calls for the government to put in place more specialist measures…

Dating website question branded ‘inappropriate, offensive and discriminatory’ to…

LDT Editor May 5, 2016

Equality

Learning disability charity Mencap is calling for dating website OkCupid to remove a deeply offensive question and…

Learning disability service provider implements company-wide approach to Positive…

LDT Editor Apr 25, 2016

Employment

A residential service provider has entered a new partnership to establish a centre for delivering specialist…

Bridging the gap between aspirational policy and operational practice

LDT Editor Apr 4, 2016

Equality

In this guest blog, Rashmi Becker, PhD researcher at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, sets…

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