The final report of the Keep Britain Working Review by Sir Charlie Mayfield has recommended stronger support for disabled ...

A new programme by the National Autistic Society Scotland aims to help recently diagnosed or self-identifying autistic adults ...

There are new rules on replacing disability benefits when moving to Scotland for Personal Independence Payment, Disability ...

A new report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Access to Disability Equipment has found that there is a ...

The Government has decided to postpone its Schools White Paper until early next year as it continues to decide how best to solve the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) crisis.

The Government has announced a consultation into Liberty Protection Safeguards, which will seek the views of those affected, such as families, carers and practitioners, including social workers, ...

Three disability charities, the Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA), Unique, and the Turner Syndrome Support Society (TSSS), have joined forces to launch a new children’s teaching resource about ...

The Access to Work Collective has delivered an open letter with over 17,000 signatures to the Government, urging it to urgently reform the Access to Work scheme so that no disabled person, whether ...

When we launched our health campaign, A NICE Life, earlier this year to explore how the premature mortality of people with learning disabilities and autistic people could be minimised, we proposed ...

The Mental Health Bill took a step closer to becoming law after passing its third reading in the House of Commons this week. It includes a commitment to reduce reliance on inpatient care and limit the ...

The staff vacancy rate in the adult social care sector remains around three times that of the broader economy, highlighting ongoing long-term recruitment and retention challenges. The latest Skills ...