July 2016

Student with a range of disabilities from specialist schools in Greater Manchester and Cheshire came together to perform for their peers at a music festival at The Lowry’s Quays Theatre recently.
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ADASS’ annual survey of local authority social care funding painted a grim picture for the sector and, they say, without a significant injection of funding from central government, things will continue to worsen in the future. Editor Dan…
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In this guest blog, family carer Dave Barker talks about the recent EU Referendum, and explaining the complexities of it to his son before they voted.
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New Prime Minister Theresa May has been urged to give greater priority to the rights of people with learning disabilities than ever before by a learning disability charity.
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The new government, led by Theresa May, should act to address the funding crisis in social care, according to a learning disability charity.
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Every new teacher in England will be required to learn about the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) as part of their initial teacher training from September 2018, the government has…
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The new issue of accessible magazine Easy News is out, and articles in it include the results of the EU Referendum and UK local elections and Leicester City winning the Premier League, among other stories.
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The number of people convicted of a disability hate crime has risen by 40.6% in the past year, new figures have revealed.
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Calls have been made for social care to receive the same protection and investment as the NHS, after a survey revealed that allowing local authorities to increase council tax to pay for social care has failed to raise enough money to…
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Almost half (45%) of UK businesses admit to being apprehensive about hiring someone with a disability because of fears they won’t be able to do the job and concerns about making inappropriate comments or actions, according to new research.
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