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Title	News Summary	Release Date
Campaign highlights right to sex	A new campaign highlighting the rights of people with learning disabilities to sex and relationships is being launched today.	04/08/2008
England through to final	A late goal from Scott Curley sent England's learning disability team into the final of the INAS-FID European Championships after coming from 2-0 down to defeat Poland.	30/07/2008
£10m funding boost for special education teaching	Funding to the tune of £10 million a year is to be set aside for schools to train Special Educational Needs Coordinators, it was announced today.	29/07/2008
Dyslexic student seeks end to multiple choice exams	A Manchester medical student who suffers from dyslexia is taking legal action in a bid to stop the use of multiple choice questions in exams.	29/07/2008
Learning disability patients dying as care laws 'not followed'	Patients with learning disabilities are dying or suffering unnecessary pain because laws designed to give them full access to healthcare are not being followed, an independent inquiry found today.	29/07/2008
New rules protect disabled travellers' rights	A new EU rule giving greater rights to disabled air travellers comes into force today.	26/07/2008
New rights to give disabled travellers a better journey	Transport Minister Rosie Winterton, the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Civil Aviation Authority were at London City Airport today to outline measures coming into force this month giving up to 15 million disabled people and those with...	23/07/2008
Disabled teen 'died after doctors gave wrong drugs'	A gifted disabled teenager's life was "cut short by three years" after suffering a reaction to drugs doctors gave him by mistake, an inquest heard today.	22/07/2008
Communication champion' move for children with speech difficulties	Ministers today said they were set to appoint a "communication champion" in a bid to improve treatment and services for children with speech and language difficulties.	21/07/2008
Research highlights holiday childcare shortage for disabled children	Research by the Daycare Trust has revealed huge gaps in the availability of holiday childcare across the country, especially for disabled children.	16/07/2008

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