Learning Disabilities news articles
VoiceAbility Peer Champion is Keynote Speaker at Inclusion Event
16th May 2012
VoiceAbility peer champion, James Bell, was recently invited to be the keynote speaker at Lincoln event, Include Us In.
The Care Quality Commission release 36 new inspection reports
27th April 2012
The care regulator recognises participation, involvement and safeguarding as key to improving care services.
How Total Voice Lincolnshire are responding to the world around them
19th April 2012
As the world is changing, our services have to change with it. Our Lincolnshire team tell us how they are evolving.
World Autism Day
2nd April 2012
Today is World Autism Day and a great chance to raise awareness of the condition and how advocacy can help to support the people affected.
CQC Experts By Experience
22nd March 2012
Following Tuesday's news article by Community Care, we look at how Experts by Experience help to ensure quality in residential care.
Advocacy: Voice and the Protection from Crime and Abuse
20th March 2012
VoiceAbility’s memorandum to the Department of Health Review, following events at Winterbourne View Hospital
SAMS Group (Self Advocacy Mid Surrey) Keeping Healthy Event
27th February 2012
The SAMS group in Surrey held a event aimed at supporting people with learning disabilities to learn more about their rights and healthcare available to them.
Cambridge Parliament Campaign on Abuse
25th January 2012
Cambridge Adult Parliament members write to the County Council to campaign for better ways for people with learning disabilities to be safe.
CQC Report: Review of Services for People with Learning Disabilities
13th December 2011
The Care Quality Commission publish the first of five reports in the Review of Services for People with Learning Disabilities
Personal Protection: a citizen-led approach to safeguarding
8th November 2011
What can service providers learn from the Castlebeck scandal? Jonathan Senker writes for the Guardian.
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