October 2022

Children with a learning disability or autism have poor attendance or even deregister from school due to unmet special education needs, lack of flexibility, bullying, and mental health and wellbeing difficulties, according to new research.
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Two thirds of the public believe that benefits should go up in line with inflation including half (49%) of 2019 Conservative voters, according to a new poll for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).
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One in five UK residential care workers were living in poverty before the cost of living crisis hit, according to a new analysis by The Health Foundation. This compares to one in eight of all workers, highlighting the pay gap in the social…
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Members of Ambitious about Autism’s youth network are calling on the government to make schools more inclusive for neurodiverse pupils.
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A new BBC Panorama programme has investigated why people with learning disabilities are dying so much younger than their non-disabled peers.
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More than 11,000 disability hate crimes were reported between April 2021 and March 2022 according to new research, more than double those recorded in 2017/18.
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Disability charities have raised deep concerns at the news that the government is refusing to confirm its previous assurance to increase benefits in line with inflation from April 2023.
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Annual health checks for children with Down’s syndrome need to more closely monitor for excess weight, obesity and early signs of diabetes, according to a group of researchers.
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On the 15th September 2022, Dudley Voices for Choice hosted over 150 self-advocates, and their support, who travelled to be a part of the first self-advocacy conference designed by self-advocates for self-advocates.
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