Learning Disability

Communication with people with profound learning disabilities is always fraught with challenges, as often they are unable to express their more complex emotions in ways that are easy to understand.…

Two good news items are announced for those who support people with learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges. Firstly, the National Institute for Care Excellence published its quality standard for Learning…

It’s well documented that people with learning disabilities struggle to access sports and physical exercise opportunities, with telling consequences for their health. What does it take to help improve this…

I was speaking to a colleague last week about online sources of information and was flabbergasted when he told me that he had never used it. Moreover, he was so…

Five Essential Service Accomplishments Inclusion of people with disabilities is becoming part of the British way of life. Whilst we have some way to go, it is already embedded in…

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities The Scottish Government introduced a new strategy in 2013 to improve services for people with learning disabilities. It is based on the…

A report that looks at how micro-enterprises compare with large organisations in the delivery of social care has interesting findings. I was speaking to a commissioner recently about the difficulty…

The news that people with learning disabilities are being prescribed anti-psychotic medication inappropriately reminds me of the ‘chemical cosh’ situations of the bad old days. We need to ask questions…