Sentences with phrase «people with learning disabilities living»

In light of this, the government promised that the 3,376 people with learning disabilities living in NHS funded in - patient services would be moved to appropriate community based services by June 2014.

L'Arche (meaning «The Ark» in French) is a worldwide network of Christian communities where people with learning disabilities live as peers alongside assistants.

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«Strawberry Field has the potential to bring that vision to life; changing the lives of young people with learning disabilities, who find it difficult to find gainful employment, as well as encourage more projects similar across the UK.»

We're proud to offer a variety of life - changing programs at our 73 locations that help people with disabilities, seniors, veterans, and caregivers live, learn, work, and play in their communities.

To enact these principles we believe there would have to be a statutory right to independent living (with the right to the support required to achieve that), a culture change to respect people's existing rights, such as ensuring those with learning disabilities are not denied their legal right to vote, and supporting people to have friends and relationships.

But even in 2015, the options available to those with learning disabilities in adult life are severely restricted, and becoming ever more restricted as the impact of austerity is felt in people's daily lives.

Some learning disabled people live in intentional communities, organisations such as L'Arche, where people with and without disabilities live together in a communal setting.

The report exposed a truly disturbing picture of the lives of people with a learning disability; nearly nine in ten of those surveyed had been bullied in the past year.

The hard - won rights of people with a learning disability to live independent lives are being eroded as a result of government cuts to benefits and social care services, charities have warned.

People with learning (intellectual) disabilities have a lower life expectancy than the general population and are more likely to suffer physical disabilities and chronic conditions.

«My hope has always been with the study that we would learn much more about how to get lots of people to live to older age in good health and markedly delay their disability and age of onset of diseases...,» Perls said.

Every donor is an essential partner in our mission to change the lives of people with disabilities — helping people take first steps; improve the ability to think, learn, and remember; and overcome obstacles to employment.

WEST ORANGE, N.J. — On Friday, June 6, Senator Cory Booker (D - NJ) toured West Orange's Kessler Foundation and Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation to learn the latest updates in medical rehabilitation research, patient care and treatment, and employment funding strategies that are improving the quality of life of people with disabilities.

Of the many ways that technology enhances our lives, one compelling example is assistive technology (AT)-- tools to help people with learning or motor disabilities complete everyday tasks.

Overall, the course focuses on supporting people with severe and / or multiple disabilities by promoting opportunities, participation, learning, and support that result in valued life outcomes.

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Paralysis affects both the person suffering from paralysis and their entire family as all must learn how to live with the new disability, as well as the medical costs that come with it.

Kids on the Block performances are part of the organization's A.P.P.L.E. program, an abilities awareness presentation where individuals share what it is like living with a disability while kids rotate through stations learning about the how alike all people really are.

Ofsted finds that too many young people with learning difficulties and / or disabilities are poorly prepared for adult life.

«I am a counselor and psychotherapist experienced in helping people who are dealing with stressful events and emotional issues such as: depression, anxiety, relationships, parenting concerns, life transitions, and ADHD and learning disabilities.

The district court noted that a person with a disability is defined as «someone who has an impairment that substantially limits one or more of the «major life activities» such as «caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.»»

«For more than 40 years we have pioneered the way for CENTURY 21 real estate entrepreneurs to thrive, inspiring them to give 121 percent to their clients, and Easterseals has done much the same for people with disabilities so that they can live, learn, work and play in communities across North America,» says Nick Bailey, president and CEO of Century 21 Real Estate LLC.