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In her local charity shop. she worked for a major supermarket for 25 years but was made redundant. is this the kind of thing that you do, katherine? i do, putting things in the right sizes. how much do you love this particularjob here? i know youre volunteering. i like it. would you like this kind ofjob to be like your full—time job, i suppose? yes, i would like to have it full—time. yes. so, theres your labels. for people with learning disabilities, like katherine, the rate of employment in...

The problem is the federal government, most state governments have used corrosion control, so the lead wont seep into the water. thats not foolproof. >> what is the human impact? if youre drinking water, showering in water -- go ahead. >> so once the lead gets into your water, and you bebe gin to drink lead at high levels, it affects children more than anybody. it affects childrens capacity to concentration, capacity to develop and think -- these things affect children more than they affect adul...

Full, and restrictions, with the first restriction, should be the restriction on children. while for adults you can say whats the harm of adults masking when they go into a grocery store, there is a harm that we should be discussing of children continuing to mask. it doesnt mean that it doesnt have its place for children, there are high rates of hospitalization and a new variant in the future, children are particularly susceptible to, we might want to bring them back but we should be intellectua...

Mind about disability. alister speaks with the help of a tablet. hes been chosen as one of the new ambassadors for the charity mencap. i see some things getting better, but sometimes not with strangers. i want people to stop saying the wheelchair when referring to me. its a big one, isnt it? what do people say? "excuse me, the wheelchairs coming through." really, they should say "this young guy needs to get past". it is important for me to have my own... in lockdown, alistair set up his own busi...

I agree with dr. mcbride that we are seeing patients firsthand and doing our best to try to explain and offer guidance based on the science, this is what we do for a living and every day and with our own families, but on a larger scale, i think its a little bit of a bigger challenge. and one thing that i do think has happened, which i think is important, is that rather than making it a state law or a state mandate, that that is being relaxed, so that local districts can make decisions for their ...

Will mean for them. at the griffin lodge care home in stockport, they are baking. the residents here have autism or learning disabilities. many have complex physical needs. in short, they need intensive support from care workers they can rely on. yet, as manager karen explains, this care home is short—staffed. just talk me through the board, and what are these red circles? this is our rota for this coming week. which staff we expect in, which days. the red circles are where we have vacancies a...

Ofjob to be like your full—time job, i suppose? yes, i would like to have it full—time. yes. so, theres your labels. for people with learning disabilities like katherine, the rate of employment in england is just over 5%, and that has gone down over the last decade. do you want me to come in with you or can you do it on your own? you can come in. katherine is being supported by a local organisation. they work with employers to try to overcome negative attitudes and some of the many barriers ...

From today, care workers will be added to the governments shortage occupation list. it means people from overseas can apply to fill the huge number of vacant roles that are crippling some parts of the sector. but some care providers warn the costs and administration involved in employing overseas workers can spiral out of control. zoe conway has been to one care home to find out what the new rules will mean for them. at the griffin lodge care home in stockport, they are baking. the residents her...

There were 100 people with learning disabilities and autism whod been detained in a hospital for more than 20 years. since then, several people across the uk have been in touch regarding their own battles to have loved ones released. 0ur correspondent, jayne mccubbin, has been to northern ireland to meet a woman whos been fighting for 34 years to bring her brother home. its a journey i will never forget. there was a lot of crying, a lot of weeping and wailing. this was the journey which broke br...

Which hasnt happened. ive travelled to northern ireland to meet brigene. good morning. good morning, hello. one of thousands of families across the uk fighting to bring a loved one home. thats our brian. weve all now got a copy of that in everybody�*s house. he is still a part of the family. between his mum and seven siblings, brian had originally thrived. at that stage he couldnt even sit up without support. theyd helped him navigate a world which often fails people with autism and learning d...