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Increasing the social value of people with learning disabilities through employment

14 October 2013 2 Comments
Increasing the social value of people with learning disabilities through employment

Keith Bates, Head of Employment at the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities shares how working life can increase opportunities for young people.

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Friendship, loneliness, communities and the importance of the valuable relationships

22 November 2012 0 Comments

People from the Voice and Community Project Reference Group take on the role of “ambassadors for people with learning disabilities

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Making communities inclusive for everyone should be a mainstream priority

8 August 2012 0 Comments

All services – no matter who their target client group is – should think about how they can make changes so that everyone can access their service.

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‘Making it personal’ charter – giving people with learning disabilities the lives they want

7 August 2012 0 Comments

Last week, Dimensions released their Social Care Charter, ‘Making it personal’, which outlines what people with learning disabilities have said they want in order to live the kind of lives they want.

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We can make talk of double discrimination a thing of the past

30 July 2012 0 Comments

Last week we launched our Reaching out to Families report which looks at the issues facing people with learning disabilities, and their families, from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities.

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