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Friends Action North East is a grassroots community charity supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people to make and keep positive friendships.
We are looking for an experienced, compassionate, self-motivated...
Following on from a fantastic open day of taster sessions in February at the Holbeach Hub, it was full steam ahead to open the new Goldhay Arts branch, offering music, drama, movement, arts and crafts sessions to adults with learning disabilities in the...
The Duke of Sussex has sent a message of good luck to the Special Olympics Great Britain team ahead of The Special Olympics World Games 2019 opening on Thursday [March 14].
Special Olympics Great Britain has sent its biggest delegation of athletes ever...
A care worker’s artistic talent is helping people with learning difficulties and mental health issues.
The discovery at work of 54-year-old Bev Holczman’s dormant artistic talents has led to a rewarding hobby producing pet portraits for colleagues and...
Salford Red Devils will play in a specially-commissioned charity Magic Weekend shirt to raise funds for the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund.
The fund, set up after the Manchester Arena attack on 22 May 2017 when 22 people died, has raised more than £20...
A trip to watch football is something large numbers of people take for granted but, for fans who have autism, it can be a challenge.
However, League Two side Oldham Athletic are leading the way in making their home games a more inclusive environment.
The...
Super League has launched a pioneering learning disability rugby league category, becoming the first professional sports brand to give its name to such a competition.
Wigan Warriors and Leeds Rhinos are among nine Super League clubs to enter a side into...
Nine-year-old Ryley, who has autism, has always loved taking a bus trip.
And as a toddler his fondness for public transport helped with his numeracy skills.
This summer Ryley, from Stourbridge, in the West Midlands, and his grandmother Mandy are raising...
The local authority put forward a bid last October which aimed to provide 80-place in a secondary school especially made for young individuals who have autism and social, emotional and mental health needs,
It was recently revealed that Northumberland ...
British Airways has been recognised for the work it is doing to raise awareness of autism.
It has become the first airline to be awarded an autism-friendly award accredited by the National Autistic Society.
The announcement on World Autism Awareness Day...
More and more retailers are taking on staff with learning disabilities and say they are reaping the rewards of a more diverse workforce. Less than 6% of people with learning disabilities are in paid employment, but this is slowly changing thanks to the...