A report by Dimensions, a charity for people with learning difficulties, has laid bare health inequalities for people with learning difficulties and autism. The statistics…
This week is Hate Crime Awareness Week – and one charity is calling for a change in the way in which disability hate crime is…
A new approach to support for people with learning disabilities has achieved some remarkable results. In randomised controlled trials the approach, dubbed Dimensions Activate, resulted in:…
A Question Time style panel event for up to 70 people with learning disabilities, their support workers and families will take place at The Village…
Katie Smith, Special Olympics silver medallist, tells her story with support from her mum. Katie Smith eases her kayak to the start line. Ahead of…
In 83 close typed pages of the Conservative manifesto there is not one mention of the million-plus people with learning disabilities or autism. The Labour…
David is 42 and has a learning disability. He plays snooker and golf, and enjoys metal detecting. He lives in Wetherby and for the past…
“When I can’t understand what politicians say it’s really frustrating. It makes me want to disengage and ignore what it is happening in the political…
Following a successful pilot in the South West, Dimensions – the not for profit support provider for people with learning disabilities and autism – is…
A campaign which has seen 750 people with learning disabilities attend workshops about politics has found that support workers need more guidance about the voting…
Odeon, Cineworld, Vue, Showcase, Empire and Picturehouse Cinemas to show Autism Friendly Screenings nationwide. More than 600 scheduled across the county. With support from autism…
A manager has been chosen from 150 Dimensions staff members who support people with learning disabilities and autism to share her expertise in Australia. Locality…
Odeon, Cineworld, Vue, Showcase, Empire and Picturehouse Cinemas to show Autism Friendly Screenings nationwide With support from autism support provider Dimensions, screenings provide further boost…
About 1,000 people with learning disabilities across the country are expected to attend workshops which aim to inform them about politics and Parliament and to…
Showcase Cinemas has partnered with Dimensions, a not-for-profit organisation which supports people with autism and learning disabilities, as part of the organisation’s Autism Friendly Screenings…