Strathclyde Business School works with ENABLE Scotland on the Breaking Barriers programme. Here Andy Cruickshank, delivery manager at ENABLE Works, provides some insight into the initiative.
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Campaigners have called for stricter rules around the use of restraint and seclusion in schools.
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Equality News Update: Evening Times: Women with learning disabilities missing out on cervical cancer test
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Equality News Update: Shropshire Star: Minister launches new support plan for people with learning disabilities
A new plan has been launched to help support people with learning disabilities.
Equality News Update: Third Force News: Campaign should promote staff with learning disabilities
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Equality News Update: The National: Help for medics to aid cancer patients with learning disabilities
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Equality News Update: EveningTimes: Students with learning disabilities break down barriers to education and employment
STUDENTS with learning disabilities across Glasgow are being encouraged to apply for the opportunity to enrol at Strathclyde Business School, after over a third of graduates from the pilot programme went on to employment or further study.
Equality News Update: Care Appointments: Unacceptable levels of delayed discharge for learning disability patients in Scotland
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Equality News Update: The Courier: Fife at forefront of new internet guidance for people with autism or learning disabilities
New guidance making it easier for people with autism or a learning disability to navigate the internet safely and legally has been produced in Fife.