Couple jailed after autistic man found close to death in locked attic room
A couple who left an autistic man to live in squalor in a locked attic room until he nearly died have each been jailed for six years. Lorna and Craig
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Tag: Learning Disabilities
Former justice secretary calls law change to help autistic people trapped in system against their will
A former justice secretary has called on the Government to grant his “abiding” wish by reforming the law to help autistic people who are kept in mental health units against
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Call for urgent action over ‘scandal’ of people with learning disabilities living far from family
Campaigners are calling for urgent action to tackle the “human rights emergency” of people with learning disabilities who are forced to live far from their families or in hospital. The
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Mother mounts legal challenge over autistic son who is ‘locked away from the world’
A mother is fighting to free her autistic son who has been kept in a converted hospital filing room for more than four years. Nicola Cassidy says her 24-year-old son
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Choir for those with special needs joins Christmas campaign to double donations
A choir that aims to help people with special needs tackle loneliness has called for support for a campaign that will double its charitable donations ahead of the Christmas period.
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‘World-leading’ law which guarantees care for people with Down’s syndrome passed by MP’s
Struggles faced by people with Down’s Syndrome to access the care and services they need must end, the Government has said, as MPs backed a “world-leading” proposed law. The Down
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Charity launch campaign to offer work experience to youngsters with disabilities
Social mobility charity Speakers for Schools has partnered with disability organisations such as Mencap to provide work experience to 2,000 young people across the UK who have a disability or
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CQC takes urgent action at Birmingham care home for people with learning disabilities
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has taken action against a Birmingham service for people living with a learning disability and autistic people – following an inspection which led to it
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Three teenagers detained over murder of autistic 13-year-old lured to park before being stabbed
Three “utterly cruel” schoolchildren who “lured” a 13-year-old boy to a park before stabbing him to death following a dispute on social media have been sentenced to custody in young
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Woman loses High Court challenge over ‘instance of inequality’ in Down’s syndrome abortion law
A woman with Down’s syndrome has lost a High Court challenge against the Government over legislation which allows the abortion of babies with the condition up until birth. Heidi Crowter
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