March 2013

Up to 3.7 million people with disabilities are set to be affected by changes in welfare benefits – costing them up to £28.3 billion in support by 2018, think-tank Demos has revealed.
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A girl with Down’s syndrome was allegedly asked to leave a Cineworld cinema for ‘laughing too loudly’ at animated comedy The Croods.
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There is still a widespread lack of understanding of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA), with the use of restraint a particular concern, a report by social care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has revealed.
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In this guest blog, Steve Palmer talks about how a T-shirt slogan is galvanising parents of, and people with, Down’s syndrome – and how social media is also playing its part in this.
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Following the publication of Living in a Different World, consultant editor of Policing Today Philip Mason talks about the criminal justice system's gradually changing attitude towards society's most vulnerable people.
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Animated prehistoric comedy adventure film The Croods will be April’s Autism Friendly Film, service provider Dimensions and cinema chains ODEON and Cineworld have announced.
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Mencap has announced that Jan Tregelles, its current director of personal support, is to become the learning disability charity’s new chief executive.
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The lack of a certain protein in the brains of people with Down’s syndrome could be a cause of learning and memory problems, according to a US study.
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A test has been launched in Wales that aims to ensure people with learning disabilities in supported living enjoy the same rights, responsibilities, choice and control in their homes as any other tenants.
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Victims of disability hate crime are being let down by the criminal justice system, and progress to improve their experience of reporting offences has been too slow, an independent report has found.
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