A British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey has found that public support for disability benefits remains strong across the ...

The theme of World Suicide Prevention Day is "Changing the Narrative on Suicide”, which encourages us to move away from ...

A mother of a child with SEND in Somerset feels she has been left with “no other option” but to sit outside the Somerset Council offices as she fights for a school place for her son.

The Scottish Government has decided to abandon the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill and instead focus on policy reform, service improvement and targeted investment.

The NHS Alliance has said that soaring costs associated with the rise in ADHD and autism are running out of control. They are ...

A new report says that a sustained, visible and non-stigmatising UK-wide campaign on alcohol and pregnancy is now overdue to help prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), one of the country’s ...

The role of unpaid carers has been recognised by the Government in a new action plan that includes measures to help carers reach their potential in education or work. Nearly one in 10 people in ...

New best practice guidance has been created by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) for the adult social care workforce on how to reduce inequalities for people with learning disabilities ...

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has advocated repealing the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), a legal requirement in Great Britain that obligates public authorities to consider the needs of ...

The National Autistic Society (NAS) has hit back at comments made today by Nigel Farage, MP and Leader of Reform UK, after he claimed that doctors are “massively over-diagnosing” children with special ...

With the indefinite delay to the implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS), how can people identify when a deprivation of liberty may be taking place using the current system . . . The ...

The draft consultation for guidance on the Down Syndrome Act 2022 so far fails to recognise the importance of learning disability nurses in the health and wellbeing of people with Down's syndrome . . ...