A Holyrood committee has called for improvements in the education of young people with visual or hearing impairments. An inquiry by the Education Committee uncovered concerns about the attainment and
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The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme aims to provide equitable access to NICE-recommended psychological therapies to people from all sectors of the community. There is evidence that people
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Over the years ENABLE Scotland has become increasingly aware of the gap in services to meet the challenges faced by parents at the early stages of a child’s diagnosis of
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The Scottish Government is seeking applications for development funding to support the refreshed delivery approach for The Keys to Life, launched in June this year, to develop and enhance services for
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A two year collaborative project has shown that educating autism practitioners in vision awareness has increased access to eye care and improved day-to-day support services for people with autism and
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National deafblind charity, Sense, has today launched an inquiry to highlight the problems children with multiple needs encounter accessing play opportunities. ‘The Case for Play’ inquiry will look into the
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A series of new guides aimed at helping adults with a learning disability and their carers access health and social care services has been launched by Mencap Cymru in conjunction
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Children with learning disabilities are more vulnerable to sexual exploitation than other children, facing additional barriers to their protection and to receiving support, new research from a coalition of leading
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AM I AUTISTIC? is a new style of self-help book for the UK and US market which takes the reader through a step-by-step guide to autism self-diagnosis and also looks
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A smartphone app that makes texting and emailing much easier – particularly for older people and those who have difficulty spelling – has been created by University of Strathclyde researchers.
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