March 2023

The number of people waiting for an autism assessment has increased by 40% in the last year and 169% since February 2020.
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A United Nations (UN) expert is calling for a “wholly new philosophy of service and support” for people with disabilities.
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Recent research found that it will take almost two decades for people with a disability to be properly represented in the UK television industry. In this article, Michael McEwan asks why more people like him are still not represented on our…
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Earlier today, the United Nations hosted the first ever World Down Syndrome Day assembly, which bought together self-advocates with Down’s syndrome and learning disabilities from around the world.
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Neurodiversity Celebration Week is celebrated every year from 13th to 19th March. It is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences, whilst providing opportunities to recognise the…
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New research has revealed the main barriers to moving autistic people and people with learning disabilities out of long-stay hospitals and into the community.
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The dearth of suitable housing has seen successive governments fail to meet their transforming care targets for moving people out of assessment and treatment units (ATUs). Darren Devine hears from one housing association using a home…
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Roughly a quarter (24%) of parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) described the support in their area as poor or very poor, according to a new survey.
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