The Scientific Committee of the Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AusACPDM) invites you to attend the 7th Biennial Scientific Conference in the Hunter Valley, Australia 11-14 March 2014. AusACPDM is committed to advancing understanding and awareness of evidence based practice in the field of childhood physical disability and is the key industry touch point for the community.

The AusACPDM Scientific Conference provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, a chance to network with like-minded colleagues and friends as well as the opportunity to discuss the latest research findings and advances. The 2014 Scientific Conference 'Breakthrough to Excellence' offers an extensive scientific program which features many clinical and academic imminent leaders including, Professor Andrew Gordon from Teachers College, Columbia University New York who will focus on Bimanual training and the neuroplasticity of rehabilitation and motor control interventions.

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These guidelines summarise the current evidence on the nutritional needs of children, young people and adults with learning disabilities in the UK. It looks at issues around nutritional health, food choice and eating well and provides both nutritional and practical guidelines to promote eating well. 

This report aims to enable all those who support people with learning disabilities to improve their knowledge about what constitutes good nutritional health, to signpost areas where additional support is urgently required and to highlight other resources and support available in this area. Guide here.

The rate of disability in the Indigenous population is substantially higher than for the Australian population as a whole. This paper provides an overview of the geographic distribution of disability in the Indigenous population.