Learning disabilities

Autistic spectrum disorder

Learn more about autism as an umbrella term for conditions within the autism spectrum. Find out about communication and social behaviour with autism.

Hanifa's blog is about Ramadan

14 July 2015, Hanifa Islam

Hanifa talks about Ramadan through a warm London summer...

Learning Disability Week 2015: our thoughts so far...

16 June 2015,

Is Access To Work Doing Enough To Secure Disabled People Employment?

24 April 2015, Guest Blogger

Employment lead, Keith Bates, heads to Malaysia for 'Big Society' discussions around learning disabilities

9 April 2015, Keith Bates

Celebrating the World of Work

19 March 2015,

Hanifa's Outing with Her Circle of Support

20 February 2015, Hanifa Islam

I have a circle of support in the workplace. It was set up when I started here nearly ten years ago because it helped me get to know colleagues in other teams.

Dental care, sight tests and prescriptions are no longer automatically free for people with severe impairments

16 February 2015, Guest Blogger

We have recently discovered that dental care, sight tests and prescriptions are no longer automatically free for those people with the most severe impairments under the new benefit system.

Foundation Stones Issue 5

1 August 2014

Issue five of Foundation Stones. The latest news from the Foundation about issues relevant to people with learning disabilities, their families, friends and carers.