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News archive: May - July 2007

24 July 2007 - Press release: The LDC called on the government to make sure that its proposals for additional funding for housing take full account of the needs of people with a learning disability.

4 July 2007 - Press release about the LDC's submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review

4 June 2007 - Read about the launch of the Learning Disability Coalition

29 May 2007 - Watch a video clip of Jo Williams,
CEO of Mencap and Co-chair of the Learning Disability Coalition, talk about the importance of the launch.

17 May 2007 - People with a learning disability are being treated like second class citizens -

People with a learning disability are being treated like second class citizens, a major survey by Community Care reveals.

16 May 2007 - Funding is key to building better lives for people with a learning disability -

A coalition of leading disability charities, which launches today, 16 May, 2007, is calling for improved funding and better services to improve the lives of people with a learning disability.

16 May 2007 - This week sees the coalition launch -

Funding is key to building better lives for people with a learning disability says new charity coalition.
Community care launch campaign for learning disability. Read more...