A judge has approved a care plan which will allow a man with learning disabilities to meet “friends” he has found in gay chat rooms. Mr Justice Cobb has ruled
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A higher proportion of deaths of people with learning disabilities involved coronavirus than the proportion of care home residents dying with it, over eight weeks, new data suggests. Some 467
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A multimillion-pound Government fund will be used to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) who need vital support during the Covid-19 crisis. The Government will allocate £10
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Carers of autistic people with a limited understanding of social distancing have said they are being judged by the public and challenged by police when helping them with their daily
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Emergency legislation to tackle the coronavirus outbreak could roll back the rights of disabled people, charities are warning. Campaigners say the Coronavirus Bill represents a “real and present danger” to
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A therapy dog stolen from a 12-year-old girl with autism has been found dead. Leicestershire Police said the Dalmatian, named Lottie, was taken from Chloe Hopkins’s home in Ashby Road,
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A woman with Down’s syndrome who was spat on at a railway station is one of the faces behind a new Police Scotland campaign encouraging people to report disability hate
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Video gaming could be a useful tool to help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), research suggests. The new study also indicated that the intervention has minimal adverse effects.
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A woman with Down’s syndrome plans to mount a legal challenge to legislation that allows for abortions up to birth for babies with the condition. Heidi Crowter, 24, from Coventry,
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The employment gap between adults with learning disabilities and the general population is at a record high, figures have revealed. While UK employment is at its highest ever level, the
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