Learning difficulties news and articles from Community Carehttp://www.communitycare.co.ukRead learning difficulties news and articles from Community Care as soon as they're published.en-gbReed Business Information, 2006Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:50:00 GMT60Providers 'disregarding rights of supported living tenants'http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/09/02/115227/providers-disregarding-rights-of-supported-living-tenants.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/09/02/115227/providers-disregarding-rights-of-supported-living-tenants.htmlSupported housing providers are failing to respect the tenancy rights of learning disabled people, government-commissioned research has found. Picture: Rex FeaturesThu, 02 Sep 2010 11:50:00 GMTCafe Society serves up jobshttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/09/01/115175/cafe-society-serves-up-jobs.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/09/01/115175/cafe-society-serves-up-jobs.htmlTwo self-financing cafés in London are raising horizons for people with learning disabilities, reports Andrew MickelWed, 01 Sep 2010 12:04:00 GMTAdult placement schemes hit by council cutshttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/09/01/115210/adult-placement-schemes-hit-by-council-cuts.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/09/01/115210/adult-placement-schemes-hit-by-council-cuts.htmlAdult placement services are facing cuts with some councils freezing new placements and the recruitment of carers.Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:54:00 GMTDisability charities launch legal challenge over Budgethttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/08/26/115164/disability-charities-launch-legal-challenge-over-budget.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/08/26/115164/disability-charities-launch-legal-challenge-over-budget.htmlDisability charities are threatening to challenge the government's Budget in the courts on the grounds that the Treasury had not considered its impact on disabled people. (Picture: Rex Features)Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:07:00 GMTAdass to question councils slow to roll out personal budgetshttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/08/23/115139/adass-to-question-councils-slow-to-roll-out-personal-budgets.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/08/23/115139/adass-to-question-councils-slow-to-roll-out-personal-budgets.htmlAdult social care chiefs are to ask some councils why they have so few service users on personal budgets.Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:36:00 GMTReaders' letters, Community Care, 26 August 2010http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/08/23/115134/readers-letters-community-care-26-august-2010.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/08/23/115134/readers-letters-community-care-26-august-2010.htmlThe future of the independent living fund and delivering personal budgets in EssexMon, 23 Aug 2010 10:18:00 GMTThe future of employment support for people with disabilities http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/08/20/115130/the-future-of-employment-support-for-people-with-disabilities.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/08/20/115130/the-future-of-employment-support-for-people-with-disabilities.htmlEmployment support for people with learning disabilities and mental health issues is at a crossroads finds Mithran Samuel Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:28:00 GMTSupporting People cuts to hit more than 400,000 peoplehttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/08/20/115112/supporting-people-cuts-to-hit-more-than-400000-people.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/08/20/115112/supporting-people-cuts-to-hit-more-than-400000-people.htmlMore than 400,000 vulnerable people could lose vital support under projected cuts to the Supporting People programme, the National Housing Federation warned.Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:16:00 GMTCivil servants form enterprise to protect learning disabled http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/08/19/115103/civil-servants-form-enterprise-to-protect-learning-disabled.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/08/19/115103/civil-servants-form-enterprise-to-protect-learning-disabled.htmlGovernment officials at risk of redundancy are setting up a social enterprise to ensure vital work to support people with learning disabilities is not lost. (Picture from Design Pics/Rex).Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:32:00 GMTTUC: 100 unfair cuts in coalition's first 100 dayshttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/08/18/115099/tuc-100-unfair-cuts-in-coalitions-first-100-days.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/08/18/115099/tuc-100-unfair-cuts-in-coalitions-first-100-days.htmlThe Trades Union Congress has accused the coalition of making 100 "unfair" spending cuts in its first 100 days, hitting vulnerable groups.Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT