March 2022

Ambitious about Autism has launched a new online platform for autistic young people that will provide a safe and moderated online space to help them understand their autistic identity and reduce isolation and loneliness. 
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Ampleforth College, a boarding school in North Yorkshire where a third of its pupils have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), has been deemed inadequate by Oftsed.
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Prisoners with learning disabilities face "daily and routinely" hidden harms due to inaccessible prison structures that are ignorant of impairment, finds a new research paper.
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A judge in the Court of Protection has ruled that an autistic teenager with a rare kidney disease should be allowed to receive a potentially life-saving transplant. 
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A new report addressing the soaring level of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) cases being taken to tribunal has received widespread criticism.
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A care home in Plymouth for people with learning disabilities, autism and/or complex needs has been placed in special measures following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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Heidi Crowter, a 26-year-old woman with Down’s syndrome, has won the right to appeal against the High Court over a disability clause in the current law.
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Campaigners have written an Open Letter to the Ministerial Oversight Group on DNACPR (Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) asking why they have failed to include people with learning disabilities in their discussion group.
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Campaigners are urging the government to provide an energy grant for people with a disability or serious medical condition ahead of the price cap rise in April.
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The Ministry of Justice has this week (Tuesday) published an easy read and an audio version of the Human Rights Act Consultation after campaigners demanded accessible versions.
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