A new video from the campaign group Save Our Children's Rights is calling on the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, not to remove ...

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.

Social care packages for young adults costing more than £7,000 per week have grown by 30%, according to a new survey by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS). The packages for ...

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, ...

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

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) ...

Nearly half of UK websites risk excluding visitors with disabilities because they need accessibility improvements, according to new research. The State of Accessibility Report analysed Google’s ...

Health inequality and missed prevention opportunities are leading to earlier deaths for people with a learning disability (intellectual disability) and epilepsy, according to new research. The study, ...

The death of Olaseni Lewis (Seni) in 2010 after he was restrained face down at a mental health unit by up to 11 police officers led to tough new guidance to end the practice. But despite the efforts ...

New reforms to the Mental Health Act will ensure that people with a learning disability and autistic people with no co-occurring mental health conditions can only be detained for up to 28 days. The ...

Only 4.8% of people with a learning disability are in paid employment, according to a new report that aims to drive action to prevent ill health, support people to stay in work, and help employers ...