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Supported Employment Service opens in Reading
A new supported employment service for people with learning and physical disabilities has been given the green light.
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UK to host INAS European Cross Country Championships for elite runners with a learning disability
The UK will host the 7th Inas European Cross Country Championships in Yorkshire, England from 19th - 23rd February, 2015.
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Bristol-based learning disability co-operative celebrates 20 years in business
A Clean Sweep, a Bristol-based cleaning service set-up and run by people with a learning disability, celebrated its 20th anniversary in Bristol’s Vassall Centre.
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Students with a learning disability help locals in crisis by raising food donations for local food bank
New initiative by Royal Mencap Society and The Harpur Trust launched to support 40 local young people with a learning disability develop employment skills in Bedford.
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Response to alleged use of offensive language by Blackpool FC Chairman
Ismail Kaji, who has a learning disability and works at Mencap, has expressed his concern at the alleged use of language by Blackpool FC Chairman Karl Oyston that many people with a learning disability may find incredibly offensive.
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Unfit disability benefits process shows poor signs of improvement
The Department for Work and Pensions has today published its official statistics on Personal Independence Payments (PIP) across Great Britain*, alongside an independent review of the PIP assessment process by Paul Gray**.
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Ambitious pan-Europe project launched to keep people with a learning disability safe online
Partner charity Mencap urges people with a learning disability, families and professionals to get involved with the discussion on social media this week.
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Fit-for-work tests still failing people with a learning disability
The Government today published its Fifth Independent Review of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), carried out by Dr Paul Litchfield.
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Strong commitment and action needed to move people out of places like Winterbourne View
Today, 26 November 2014, The Transforming Care and Commissioning Group (TCCG) produced its final report, including a proposed framework for local commissioning.
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Mencap focus funds raised on families after being chosen as one of the benefiting charities of the Lord Mayor’s Appeal
Mencap has today been chosen as one of the benefitting charities of The Lord Mayor’s Appeal and had a joint float with Scope, another beneficiary, in the Lord Mayor’s Show on the 8 November 2014.
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Minister and Lord discuss why the Criminal Justice System is failing people with a learning disability and communication difficulties
Robert Buckland MP, Solicitor General, and Lord Ramsbotham, the former Chief Inspector of Prisons, spoke at yesterday’s Parliamentary event to address why people with a learning disability are significantly over-represented in the criminal justice system
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Mencap responds to reported Lord Freud comments
At today’s Prime Minister’s Questions Ed Miliband asked the Prime Minister about comments allegedly made by Lord Freud, the Conservative Minister, who reportedly said people with a disability were “not worth” being paid the minimum wage.
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