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Learning disability services 'in need of overhaul'

A campaigner has said residential care for adults with learning disabilities needs an "overhaul" after a review that identified failings in the current provision. Fran Tinkler of Manx Mencap said a ...
Community Care

Caring for People with Learning Disabilities

"The word 'partnership' is now a very evident part of the everyday language of people who are involved in the process of providing care for vulnerable people." This opening sentence of Tait and ...
Psychology Today

Education and Learning Disabilities Therapists in Ohio

Uncovering your child's unique strengths can empower you to advocate for the best learning environment so they can experience success. If you're a parent, you've probably been to countless ...
The Hechinger Report

Curbing the expulsion of kids with disabilities at child care

Selina Likely, the director of Edwards Creative Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio, was motivated to pursue a career in child care after a program expelled her 1-year-old daughter for biting. Credit: ...

Fears patients with learning disabilities ‘will remain trapped in hospitals’ despite Mental Health Act changes

Wes Streeing says passing of the new Mental Health Act is ‘a personal milestone’ – but campaigners warn more work needs to be ...
The Hechinger Report

For kids with disabilities, child care options are worse than ever

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Editor’s note: ...
Columbus Dispatch

Child care centers often reject kids with disabilities. Ohio is working to change that

When Selina Likely became director of the Edwards Creative Learning Center six years ago, she knew there was one longstanding practice that she wanted to change. For as long as she had taught at the ...
Business Insider

I wasn't prepared for the care crisis that hit my family. I'm learning how to raise 3 kids while tending to my aging parents.

I'm currently caring for my aging parents, disabled brother, and three young children. There are many things I wish I would have known and prepared for before being in this situation. Once I was ...
BBC

Cancer diagnoses delays for learning disabled people

People with learning disability are being diagnosed with cancer too late, according to research from The University of Manchester and The Christie hospital. A study found symptoms were investigated ...

Learning Disability Partnership saved Cambs council money

The separation of a partnership that delivered disability services in Cambridgeshire, did not save as much money as hoped, according to the ...
The Spokesman-Review

Many can get paid while caring for a child with a disability in Washington, except their parents. A pair of bills hopes to change this.

OLYMPIA – Lindsey Topping-Schuetz remembers wiping tears from her eyes as she wheeled her son Owen through the hallway of Tacoma General Hospital, listening to claps and cheers from staff and family ...