Sense Scotland announces service closure
Sense Scotland has announced it is to close its Newark Drive service as demand has “dropped markedly.” The facility in Glasgow’s south-side offered support and overnight care for youngsters with
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Tag: Disabilities
Serious lack of awareness of government disability scheme
Substantial numbers of disabled people are missing out on government support to help them work, MPs have found. Inadequate funding and a lack of awareness of the Access to Work
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Closure of Independent Living Fund declared lawful
A government decision to close a fund that helps the disabled to work and live in the community has been ruled lawful by a High Court judge. Mrs Justice Andrews,
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300,000 disabled people living in unsuitable homes
Leading UK charity Leonard Cheshire Disability has revealed that 300,000 disabled people will spend this Christmas trapped in unsuitable homes in a new report published today as part of its
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Blind School gets Royal opening of new facility
In a historic day for the Royal Blind School, the re-developed school building in Morningside, Edinburgh was yesterday officially opened by the charity’s Patron, His Royal Highness The Duke of
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Study: Good practice in social care: the views of people with complex needs
This paper reports findings drawn from a study of good practice in English social care for adults with disability and older people with severe and complex needs. People with severe and
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Specialist school fined following death of vulnerable teen
A children’s care home owner has been fined £2,400 following the death of a 15-year-old in its care. Hillcrest Care Ltd admitted employing insufficiently experienced staff at Pentwyn School, near
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Seven day improvement notice served at National deaf school
A senior member of staff at Scotland’s national deaf school has been suspended as police explore allegations of misconduct. The specific details of the allegations at Donaldson’s School in Linlithgow
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Charity urge government to act on accessibility issues for disabled people
A leading UK charity says disabled people are being ‘left out in the cold’ because they can’t get in through the front door of most UK homes. A survey by
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EHRC in court bid to halt disabled fund axe
A Government decision to close a fund that helps the disabled to work and live in the community is under attack in the High Court. The Equality and Human Rights
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