#ImwithSam: Call for action against disability hate crime
This week is Hate Crime Awareness Week – and one charity is calling for a change in the way in which disability hate crime is…
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New support model for people with learning disabilities cuts challenging behaviour by 60%
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:…
Question time for people with learning disabilities in Swansea
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…
“Life is what you make it”
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…
MPs “just don’t understand” learning disability
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’s One Page Profile helps him save his job
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…
People with learning disabilities put MPs on the spot
“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…
Dimensions to roll out Values Based Recruitment following successful trial
Following a successful pilot in the South West, Dimensions – the not for profit support provider for people with learning disabilities and autism – is…
Voting campaign proves popular for people with learning disabilities and finds that support staff also need guidance
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…
RIO 2 exclusive preview opens first ever dedicated week of Autism Friendly Screenings
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…
Dimensions Chief Executive chooses staff member to accompany him to Australia to share good practice
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…
First ever dedicated week of Autism Friendly Screenings
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…
National campaign launched to Love Your Vote
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 launches Autism Friendly Screenings nationwide
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…
Big screen premiere for ‘inspiring’ award winners
Films celebrating the inspiring achievements of people who support others with learning disabilities and autism have premiered on the big screen at Cineworld’s O2 cinema…