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8 July 2010
Government introduces new medical assessment for Disability Living Allowance
6 July 2010
Mencap's response to the decision taken today by the court of Appeal to grant a review of the way decisions are made by the Health Ombudsman when doctors have failed to make reasonable adjustments under the Disability Discrimination Act.
6 July 2010
Mencap's request to challenge Ombudsman's handling of NHS failings accepted
30 June 2010
The Countess of Wessex visited Bangor University to find out about learning disability research projects
17 June 2010
Equality and Human Rights Commission to investigate efforts of public bodies to prevent harassment and violence
8 June 2010
Basildon and Thurrock Hospital has been fined £50,000 for health
and safety failings which were a "significant cause" of the death of a
patient with profound and multiple learning disabilities.
8 June 2010
The governing trust of Basildon University Hospital has been fined for failings that led to the death of 20-year-old Kyle Flack
7 June 2010
More than 250 people with a learning disability took part in the second Serious About Sport event
3 June 2010
Launch events take place across England for Raising Your Game, a new project to support young people with a learning disability
2 June 2010
Serious about sport, the annual sporting event in South London held by learning disability charity Mencap and Special Olympics Great Britain, takes place at Battersea Park on Sunday 6 June from 10am.
