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Its last major contribution to practice development was as part of the UK Modernising Learning Disabilities Nursing Review in 2012 published as Strengthening the Commitment (DH April 2012). [2] The network also acts as a vehicle for a national development conference held annually across each country in the United Kingdom and the Republic of ...
One of the key functions of the conference is to debate, pass policy which forms the basis of NUS Disabled Students' campaigning and to amend the constitution of the campaign. All changes to policy and the constitution are submitted by Disabled students or societies, up to 5 for each, previous to the conference which are then compiled by the ...
It believes that better funding from the UK Government is required to help people with learning disabilities to secure a full range of rights and opportunities. The LDC aims to provide a unified voice for people with learning disabilities to government and other key decision makers; to raise awareness of financial pressures on services, and ...
This alphabetical list focuses on nursing organisations whose activities relate to nursing as regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in the United Kingdom. . It covers specialist associations, charities, professional organisations, regulators and support grou
In the UK, People First London Boroughs was founded following the attendance of a small number of people with learning disabilities (the British term for intellectual disability) at an international conference held in the US. [9]
The 2001 Special Educational Needs and Disability Act outlawed discrimination against disabled pupils in schools, colleges and other education settings. [20] [22] It also introduced the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal. [20] Prior to the Children and Families Act 2014, there were three levels of support in England and Wales:
Dimensions UK is a British not-for-profit charitable registered society and housing association that supports people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs. [ 1 ] Founded in 1976, Dimensions' work includes supporting people with learning disabilities out of institutions and supporting them to lead fulfilling lives in their local ...
The organization was founded in 1982 first as the Section for the Study of Chronic Illness, Impairment, and Disability (SSCIID), and renamed Society for Disability Studies in 1986. [4] Its founders are Daryl Evans, Nora Groce, Steve Hey, Gary Kiger, John Seidel, Jessica Scheer and Irving Kenneth Zola (1935–1994). [ 4 ]