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March 17th to 20th 2014 was Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week, so time to improve your knowledge with some facts about this condition. I first met Margaret in 1988 when her…

We were all appalled and shocked by the revelations of abuse by staff at Winterbourne View, which prompted a national overhaul of the way we manage and support people with…

Working with people who communicate via often-extreme behaviours, a traditional approach was to seek out the cause of the behaviour by observing what happened immediately beforehand. The cause of the…

Today my colleagues enter into the spirit of Purple Day where we raise awareness of the impact of epilepsy on those who suffer this complex and challenging condition. If you…

A recent inquiry from the House of Lords around the use of Deprivation of Liberty safeguards suggests that these are being used, in some cases, to restrict people with mental…

I could dodge it no longer. At the end of the corridor, the meeting room door was ajar and I knew that the occupant of the room was a relative…

Anyone who has worked for any length of time with people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) will be acquainted with the beanbag. These items of soft furniture have…

Sensible life planning by authorities for adults with learning disabilities produces the best outcomes and is the most cost effective for commissioners. So why do so few authorities plan for…