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Jim Mansell will be missed

He helped learning-disabled people to live in the community

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Cuts put people with a learning disability at risk, say nurses

“Mencap is concerned that progress that has been made in healthcare may be undone by cuts to services.

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Government to produce interim report on Winterbourne View

“The Government will produce an interim report on the former Winterbourne View residential hospital and other services for people with learning disabilities in the summer, care services minister Paul Burstow has revealed.

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DWP stays silent on DLA cuts advice from councils

“The government has refused to say what advice it has received from local councils and the Department of Health (DH) about the wider impact of its sweeping cuts to spending on disability living allowance (DLA).

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Leveson inquiry ‘has sidelined disability’

“Disabled activists who want to give evidence about newspapers that have stirred up hostility towards claimants of disability benefits appear to have been sidelined by the Leveson inquiry into press standards.

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“Shops, restaurants and leisure facilities should do more to become autism-friendly, according to the results of an online poll.