Papers and workshops are invited from any discipline or perspective relevant to the management or care of learning disabled offenders or those requiring similar services. Proposals by practitioners, service users, decision- and policy-makers, as well as by academics, students, researchers and advocates are welcomed. Read More
Through VR project The Party, the Guardian is giving viewers an insight into living with autism
Francesca Panetta, executive editor, virtual reality, explains how the fully-scripted VR piece was developed.
Guardian: Woman with severe learning disability to get contraceptive patch against mother’s wishes
High court judge rules that mother of V – who gave birth after a suspected rape – may not be able to prevent another assault
Learning disabled fathers feel ‘let down’ by adults’ services, research finds
This study reported in Community Care suggests fathers found the lack of parenting support on offer was exacerbating stress and in some cases contributing to mental illness.
Relationships are for everyone
How comfortable are we with “online dating” and “people with learning disabilities” in the same sentence? As someone who now spends her life passionately advocating for equality for people with learning disabilities in regards to love and sex, I want to be 100% comfortable with this, but part of me knows how brutal it is out there in the world of online dating.
