During Learning Disability Week, the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG) has published a paper highlighting a timeline of broken promises relating to the reduction in…
Read more...The Liberal Democrats have said that free personal care would be offered to older or disabled people at home, if they were the government. Leader…
Read more...The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) is calling for an investigation into why eligible people are not on the Learning Disability Register. The Register entitles…
Read more...An Army veteran says he “felt he was flying” after taking on an indoor skydive, 17 years after a mortar blast left him with severe…
Read more...Steve Veevers, CEO of learning disability charity Hft, says: “I was pleased to see that the Government finally faced the United Nations (UN) yesterday, since…
Read more...A new supported living scheme for adults with a learning disability and or autism has opened in Dorchester, which is designed to play a key…
Read more...Exemplar Health Care has launched a new social media campaign for International Wheelchair Day. International Wheelchair Day is an annual global event dedicated to acknowledging…
Read more...The government has launched its new Disability Action Plan – 32 steps it is taking to make the UK the most accessible place in the world for…
Read more...An in-depth report into the challenges faced by people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people trying to leave ‘long-stay’ hospital is published in full for…
Read more...Unsustainable financial and workforce pressures are forcing adult social care providers to turn down new admissions and close services, as government grants are not reaching…
Read more...Hft, the learning disability charity, has appointed Steve Veevers as its new Chief Executive Officer from 1 January 2024. He replaces Kirsty Matthews who has…
Read more...Change has to come now, social care campaigners say Leading figures from the adult social care sector have reacted to the quality Care, Commissions Annual…
Read more...Help for Heroes’ Chief Executive talked about younger veterans’ care and met an injured Iraq War soldier, during a visit to Royal Star & Garter….
Read more...Victims of disability hate crimes are unlikely to receive justice, according to figures obtained by Leonard Cheshire and United Response. Using figures obtained through Freedom…
Read more...A West Midlands-based learning disability charity has enhanced the lives of more than 40 people, providing funding worth more than £3,500. Select Lifestyles Charitable Trust,…
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