September 2013

The government must work harder to improve the accessibility of all public transport for disabled people, according to a parliamentary committee.
Read More...

Strengthening corporate accountability for social care providers is important, but this must not discourage people with learning disabilities from becoming trustees, says Walsingham’s Paul Snell.
Read More...

More than half of teachers feel they have not had adequate training in teaching pupils with autism, a survey has found.
Read More...

How can we ensure people with learning disabilities get a life, not a service? asks Ruth Gorman from Imagine, Act, Succeed (IAS)
Read More...

Care Services Minister Norman Lamb has visited an ex-resident of former private hospital Winterbourne View in his new supported living home.
Read More...

The Special Olympics Great Britain National Summer Games have been hailed as a success by the 17 heads of delegation, athletes, their families and the many members of the public who came along to cheer.
Read More...

While last year’s Paralympic Games in London aimed to inspire a generation to get involved in sport and physical activity, the lack of support available means many people with learning disabilities may not get the chance to join in – and…
Read More...

Children with autism might miss crucial non-verbal gestures because they typically look away more than others when listening to parents, teachers and other professionals, researchers have claimed.
Read More...

A new initiative that aims to drive up the standards of support that organisations provide to people with learning disabilities has been launched.
Read More...

More than 150 people celebrated the official opening of the Chitra Sethia Autism Centre by HRH The Countess of Wessex last week.
Read More...