September 2021

Autism Education Trust (AET), a not-for-profit organisation offering autism education training and resources for education professionals, has updated its Autism Standards and Competency Framework.
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George Webster made history recently by becoming the BBC's first ever children's TV presenter with Down's syndrome, but he insisted there was still a desperate need for more representation of disabled people on television. Michael McEwan…
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An independent review of the Scottish Government and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities' (COSLA) 10-year Autism Strategy recently concluded that real change for many autistic people is not evident.  
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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that hospitals in England can begin to relax some infection, prevention and control measures in order to ease pressure on the NHS this winter.
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A new online training course on personalised technology has recently been launched by Hft, a national charity that supports adults with learning disabilities.
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This briefing considers some of the key elements of the government's health needs assessment document for people living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and the implications this could have for people living with the condition.
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A new government commissioned review has called for more research to investigate the reasons why overprescribing of medicines disproportionately affects people with disabilities.
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Mencap ambassador George Webster has become a new guest presenter of BBC's CBeebies and his appointment was given a warm welcome this week across social media.
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Revitalise, a charity and specialist respite breaks provider, says it is on the verge of losing a significant proportion of staff and faces closing one of their holiday homes due to the new mandatory vaccine law.
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Heidi Crowter and Máire Lea-Wilson have lost their landmark case against the UK Government over the current law that allows abortion up to birth for Down’s syndrome.
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