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People with a learning disability supported to have health checks and vaccinations

Anything is possible New films support vaccines and health checks for people with a learning disability

People who have a learning disability and those who care for them are being reminded that it’s not too late for them to have a free flu vaccination and additional Covid-19 booster.

Preventing Covid-19 and flu is particularly important for people with learning disabilities, who are...

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Charity report reveals families raising disabled children are struggling to survive

Stark research findings , released today by national charity Family Fund, show that families raising disabled, or seriously ill, children and young people across the UK now face serious financial jeopardy and are struggling to survive, due to the scale of the cost-of-living crisis.

“The Cost of Caring” covers research with 4,264 families across the UK, with a disabled child, showing that nine...

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Support SEND Kids secures funding to fast-track creation of pioneering EHCP

Support SEND Kids secures funding to fast-track creation of pioneering EHCP digital workflow

24th March 2022: Support SEND Kids , a charity focused on helping children with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) access the right educational support, has today announced that it has secured a grant of just under £10,000 from the Worship Company of Information Technologists (...

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People with a Learning Disability urged to have the flu vaccine

Children and adults with learning disabilities, as well as their family members or paid supporters are eligible to receive a free flu vaccine this winter.

Preventing flu is particularly important for people with learning disabilities. It can lead to pneumonia and sepsis, which many people with a learning disability are much more vulnerable to than the general population.

People with...

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Two in three teachers in the South West don’t know how to teach a deaf child

Two in three teachers in the South West don’t know how to teach a deaf child
  • 67% of teachers aren’t confident they can teach deaf children effectively.
  • A third aren’t receiving crucial support from specialist staff.
  • Deaf children in the region already achieve an entire grade less at GCSE, even though deafness isn’t a learning disability.
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