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Explore all of these topics in black box. i went through anxiety, depression, a learning disability, sort of coming to terms with my sexuality. a lot of things that i feel a lot of kids go through today. and, you know, bullying, unfortunately, is very prevalent in todays sort of school system and society and it can really affect, you know, people long-term. it certainly affected me. but im really grateful for the experiences i did have, because it allowed me to create a project like "black box" ...

A survey by the charity mencap published today chimes with that and found 67% of the people questioned didnt know what a learning disability is. 42% said they had not seen anyone with a learning disability in the media over the past year. and 33% would feel more comfortable talking to someone with a learning disability if they were featured more often. apparently rarely heard, but that voice, tommy says, must be listened to. some people still do not believe that our lives are worth living. but t...

Conclusion and the governor has broad emergency powers he has the right to adjust the so-called mask mandate and say parents can make the decision. >> john: basically saying look, this is what the executive order says, extend a little grace to everybody here. that does not seem to be happening. >> well, what these school districts and superintendents want to do, enable parents that have the kids going to school masks, their choice, but they want to have the power over the other kids without an o...

Decisions that are public health measures. we have not instruct rally and that our children are getting infected. again, there eaves more consequences to covid. we know that and what does that mean? were seeing they have cognitive developments that are delayed. they have learning disability. we see children are complaining of chronic pain issues and are literally being diagnosed with diabetes at higher rates if they had covid versus not. why expose that children when we can protect them further....

It is so unfair. >> struggling to find the issue or anything illegal happens in the situational worthy of an arrest two weeks later. so this mom is in a position where she either has to go to work, or really be a delinquent parent by losing her job and not being able to afford food for her family. i think this story is getting attention for a lot of reasons. its well that this happened to her but its really an extreme example of the plight of so many parents throughout this pandemic. her lawyer ...

Together and back a worthy cause. but the charity mencap has assembled a group of 18 high—achievers with a difference. they all have a learning disability. dubbed the mythbusters, their mission is to tackle the stigma and stereotypes which they face all too often. graham satchell has been to meet three of them. alastair smith on one of his many outdoor adventures. surfing, kayaking, skateboarding. alistair has profound and multiple learning disabilities, but is determined to live life to the f...

And just give everyone a chance. aisha has also become an ambassadorfor mencap, helping to bust myths about people with learning disabilities. thats really good because as long as i can spread light, im really good about that. yeah. andrew self has down syndrome. hes been dancing since he was 11. people with a learning disability deserve the same chances as everyone else. we have the same hopes and dreams, and just need a little bit of extra help. # i got this feeling inside my bones # it goes e...

Further incursion into the ukraine, but also forcing a de—escalation of the crisis. dane margaret hodge, always good to talk to you, thank you so much for being with us on bbc news, thank you. a new report by healthwatch england has said nhs services are "failing to communicate properly" with people who are blind, deaf or have a disability. just outlined the scale of the problem, would you, chris? tiara problem, would you, chris? two thirds of was — problem, would you, chris? twp thirds of n...

Schools, and we have also seen, may be a consequence of that in recent weeks, that infection levels have started to fall quickly in those schools because immunity gives a barrier to the virus. we will know more about whether that will happen in adults as well when we get data on infections at two oclock today, but that is playing out very clearly in younger age groups. mi but that is playing out very clearly in younger age groups.— in younger age groups. all right, robert, in younger age group...

# all you do is hide away. # all you do, all. you do is hide away. andrew is an assistant teacher with the group tailfeather dance. this is one of their videos. the group gives dance classes to young people with learning disabilities. its important to see more people like me in the media so others can better understand a learning disability. being seen matters. amazing, and we will be speaking to