July 2013

So, the spare room subsidy – better known as the bedroom tax – does not unlawfully discriminate against people with disabilities, according to a High Court ruling. But, as Dan Parton explains, that doesn’t make things any better for those…
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A new campaign has been launched that aims to increase the number of people with learning disabilities who vote in elections.
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While the ‘bedroom tax’ has only been in operation for three months, it is already causing hardship to some people with learning disabilities and their families, and is set to get worse in the coming months; editor Dan Parton reports.
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Ten families of people with disabilities have lost a High Court challenge to the government’s spare room subsidy policy – or bedroom tax – but plan to appeal.
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Lawyers often struggle to provide people with learning disabilities with the specialist support they need because of a lack of experience in dealing with them, according to new research.
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Animated sequels Monsters University and Smurfs 2, along with family comedy Parental Guidance will be August’s Autism Friendly Films.
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Researchers at the Tizard Centre are looking for volunteers to take part in research into domestic violence against women with learning disabilities – an area which is under-researched in the UK.
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Collin Brewer, the former Cornwall councillor who said that disabled children “should be put down”, will not face any criminal charges, Devon and Cornwall Police have said.
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Specialist mental health in-patient services for people with learning disabilities still need to improve, according to a report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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A group of nine young people with a range of learning disabilities have completed two voluntary projects at an orphanage in Bulgaria as part of their silver Duke of Edinburgh awards.
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