A group of musicians with learning disabilities and autism are campaigning to raise new funds for their behind-the-scenes documentary about their band Ultimate Thunder.

For months, there has been widespread speculation about a new Schools White Paper, which was expected this autumn. It promised to create a ‘better’ special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) ...

Disabled people are significantly more likely to report feeling lonely, than the general population, with findings showing that two in five of people living with disabilities experience loneliness, ...

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has partnered up with Agilisys, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) provider, to look at new ways digital technology can safely be put into social ...

NHS England, together with the government, have launched a new ADHD Taskforce in a bid to better understand the challenges affecting those with ADHD, including access to services and rising demand.

Disabled people and carers will now have to apply for replacement benefits if they move to Scotland from other parts of the UK in order to continue receiving financial support. The Scottish Government ...

A new report from the Disabled Children’s Partnership has outlined its vision for a reformed education system for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), aiming to help ...

The latest State of Caring Survey from Carers UK found that 74% of carers are worried about the impact their caring role will have in the future, including their ability to support themselves ...

One in four parent carers who have a child with a long-term illness or disability have thought about suicide, while one in 12 have made a plan to take their own lives, a new study has found. The ...

Supporting professionals working in learning disability and autism services ...

Too often, autistic people and people with learning disabilities don’t receive the medical care and treatment they need for illnesses and conditions. Unfortunately, when we look at the menopause, ...

The latest Learning from Lives and Deaths Review Programme (LeDeR) lists constipation as one of the top five (23.6%) comorbidity conditions for deaths among people with learning disabilities. The ...