News
- Autism diagnosis remains a challenge – survey
Despite increased awareness of the condition, getting a formal autism diagnosis remains a challenge for many families, a survey has revealed. The survey by the National Autistic Society (NAS) found that nearly two thirds of families found it took mo...
- Government to produce interim report on Winterbourne View
The Government will produce an interim report on the former Winterbourne View residential hospital and other services for people with learning disabilities in the summer, care services minister Paul Burstow has revealed. In a written ministerial sta...
- Parents to control SEN budgets
Parents will be given more powers to control the support that children with special educational needs (SEN) receive, the Government has said. The proposals put forward would see parents given their own “personal budgets” – currently the favour...
Events
Learning the Lessons from Winterbourne View
The recent Panorama programme about the abuse of people with learning disabilities at a private hospital (Winterbourne View) has reignited the debate about institutional care, and raised public awareness and concern about the treatment of some of our most vulnerable citizens.
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Learning Disability Today editor Dan Parton introduces a video round up of some of the biggest news stories in the LD sector.
Blog
- Eligibility criteria key to DLA reform
This week, Iain Duncan Smith has again been talking about the replacement of disability living allowance (DLA) with the personal independence payment (PIP). The key to this reform will be the way its eligibility criteria are used and it is imperative t...
Forward features
Learning disabilities and commissioning services. How can commissioners be more innovative in the way they commission services for people with LD in light of personalisation agenda and spending cuts?
Housing – independent and supported living. What is available to people with learning disabilities and the positive effect that moving into their own accommodation can have on their and their families’ lives. Also in relation to government cuts and how this can be negotiated.
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