Learning disability news this week
Tuesday 24 February 2015
The chant by some West Ham fans. Learning disability news w/e 27feb
Kevin Kilbane reports West Ham fans to FA for mocking the disabled (sic) - Guardian
Kevin Kilbane: Down's Syndrome football chant 'distressing' - BBC 5 Live Shorts
Lloyds Bar in Liverpool's Concert Square tells disco for adults with learning difficulties it has to leave - Liverpool Echo
When it comes to her daughter's future, one aging Mom is learning to let go - Yahoo! Parenting
Staff ‘distressed’ by NHS Trust’s response to death of man with learning disabilities - Community Care
Saturday 14 February 2015
We're on the catwalk! News w/e 20 Feb 2015
Jamie Brewer: What you need to know about the first Down's Syndrome model to walk at New York Fashion Week - Independent
George the Poet: Jokes about autism are ignorant - BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat
Man with Down's Syndrome celebrates getting his first pay packet - Evesham Journal
Man with Down Syndrome Fulfills Dream on 25-cm Stilts - Latin American Tribune
George the Poet: Jokes about autism are ignorant - BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat
Man with Down's Syndrome celebrates getting his first pay packet - Evesham Journal
Man with Down Syndrome Fulfills Dream on 25-cm Stilts - Latin American Tribune
Saturday 7 February 2015
Leo's NZ homecoming. News w/e 13 Feb
Parents of children with Down's syndrome praise dad who refused to give up on his baby when wife left - Daily Mirror
- See this campaign
and.....a follow-up article 3 Myths About Down Syndrome - Special Needs Now
and.....Misplaced Outrage: Down Syndrome and Abandonment in Ex-Soviet States - Care 2
OTHER STORIES THIS WEEK
Parents angry as children told to stay out of classrooms during Matravers inspection - Wiltshire Times
Disabilities rights are where gays were 20 years ago, says activist - Times of Israel
It’s just not cricket: Club criticised for getting rid of disabled volunteer - Northern Echo
Women with learning disabilities are hidden victims of domestic violence - Guardian
Language and autism: what every social care professional should know - Guardian
Is the spectre of Winterbourne View finally beginning to shift? - Guardian
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