NI Learning Disability charity in court over proposed eviction
The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) is set to take a mental health charity to court in an attempt to forcibly remove it from Hillsborough Castle. Praxis Care has run the
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Tag: Learning Disabilities
Report: Value of advocacy services for parents with learning disabilities
An article examined the costs and outcomes of advocacy provided to parents with learning disabilities at risk of having their children taken into care. It said that the potential cost
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Turning Point Scotland service impresses inspectors
A housing support service in Perth and Kinross has received top marks from Scotland’s social care regulator after an unannounced inspection. Inspectors gave Turning Point Scotland’s Perth and Kinross service
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Report: Learning Disabilities Census, England – Further analysis
This report presents further findings from the 2013 Learning Disabilities Census, following an initial report published on the 13 December 2013. The principal aim of the Census was to deliver
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Citizenship of young people with learning disabilities
Young people with learning disabilities have occupied a marginalised position within discussions around the transition from childhood to adulthood and this is reflected in their absence from the mainstream literature
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Carer jailed for theft from man with learning difficulties
A Welsh carer who plundered the bank account of a vulnerable man she was supposed to be looking after has been jailed. Laura Jane Nichols, aged 26, admitted stealing £10,000
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Council in U-turn on plans to close Asperger’s team
Nottinghamshire County Council has reversed plans to cut its Asperger’s team after an outcry from the public. The U-turn means the authority will continue to provide the service, which helps
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We believe prisoners with learning disabilities or difficulties should have equal access to support
“I stop and think … [I] think of the consequences to my son” This quote is one of many that illustrate the impact of a pilot programme to help prisoners
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Learning disabilities charity worker wins humanitarian award
A charity worker has become the first person from Ayrshire to pick up a global humanitarian award created in honour of the region’s most famous son, Robert Burns. Blanche Nicolson,
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Committee to Examine Support for School Leavers with Learning Disabilities
The Committee for Employment and Learning has just launched an inquiry that will examine the level and quality of support available to young people with learning disabilities leaving full-time education.
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