People With Learning Disabilities In
Found 8 free book(s)Supporting people with learning disabilities to have a ...
assets.publishing.service.gov.ukPeople with learning disabilities are less likely to do regular exercise and eat a balanced diet with enough fruit and vegetables. Barriers to losing weight for people with learning disabilities disabilities to lose weight. There are lots of reasons why it …
A Handbook on Learning Disabilities - Child Develop
childdevelop.caand other factors may compound the impact of learning disabilities. Frequently learning disabilities co-exist with other conditions, including attentional, behavioural and emotional disorders, sensory impairments or other medical conditions. What Helps? Most people with LDs are resilient, and learn to manage challenges and achieve success.
ABILITY - Mencap
www.mencap.org.ukpeople with learning disabilities. • Attempts to change attitudes and counter discrimination have targeted children and adults in the general population, as well as specific groups more likely to come into contact with people with learning disabilities (care staff, teachers, health care providers), or those that have
Getting it right for people with learning disabilities
www.nhs.ukpeople with learning disabilities called Winterbourne View. It led to staff being prosecuted and the unit closing down. A report from the enquiry1 highlighted that families were often not involved in decisions about where people were sent, parents and siblings found it difficult to visit and families’ concerns and complaints were often not ...
Consent: A guide for people with learning disabilities
www.ouh.nhs.ukA guide for people with learning disabilities Do you need help to make up your mind? Talk it over with your friend, relative or carer. They might like to ask questions, too. Take time to think about it. Remember: Giving consent is up to you. Note to Parents or Carers: There are separate leaflets which will guide you in helping
Six Lives – Progress Report on Healthcare for People with ...
assets.publishing.service.gov.ukpeople with learning disabilities and people’s care plans should all have been reviewed. Details of actions taken by local commissioners in meeting this obligation will be published. As a result, anyone inappropriately in hospital will move to …
People with Learning Disabilities in Scotland: 2017 Health ...
www.healthscotland.scotexpectancy of people with learning disabilities. While life expectancy is increasing, it remains shorter by some 20 years when compared to the general population and is shorter for people with severe learning disabilities (Scottish Government, 2013). As a population, people with learning disabilities are experiencing a chang e in their
People with Intellectual Disabilities in the Criminal ...
thearc.orgpeople with disabilities experience higher rates of violence than people without disabilities (40 victimizations per 1,000 persons with disabilities compared to about 20 per 1,000 without disabilities), and that the rate of victimization was twice as high for people with disabilities. Another alarming finding was that