The Human Rights Act and Learning Disabilities: The Human Rights Act 1998 became law in Britain in October 2000, meaning that fundamental freedoms and rights are now legally… [46 views in Nov]

Quick Guide to Semantic Pragmatic Disorder: Semantic Pragmatic Disorder, now more commonly known as Pragmatic Language Impairment (PLI) describes an impairment in understanding… [22 views in Nov]

How Dyspraxia Affects Learning: Dyspraxia is a disorder associated with the area of motor skill development. Dyspraxia is a life-long condition that occurs in about two percent of the… [20 views in Nov]

What is Person-Centred Planning?: People with learning disabilities have not always had much control over their lives – choices offered to them have tended to be limited, and… [18 views in Nov]

Normalisation and Learning Disabilities: Until relatively recently, people with learning disabilities were often rejected and socially excluded from mainstream society.… [16 views in Nov]

Social Inclusion and Learning Disabilities: Historically, people of all ages with learning disabilities have faced poor life chances, largely due to social exclusion. They’ve… [14 views in Nov]