October 2023

Just 1% of disability hate crime reports resulted in a charge or Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) referral in England and Wales in 2022/23, according to new research.
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A learning disability charity has launched a new national alumni network as part of plans to get 10,000 young autistic people and people with a learning disability into work by 2030.
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To celebrate National Inclusion Week, Evenbreak, the world’s first global disability job board run by and for disabled people, discusses the hidden barriers that every disabled job candidate has to overcome.
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During the Conservative Party Conference this week, the chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed the government's commitments to make benefits sanctions harsher.
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A new website has been launched by NHS England in a bid to ensure autistic people, their families and carers can easily access support when they need it.
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The learning disability charity Mencap is urging businesses to consider people with learning disabilities as valuable employment candidates following unprecedented levels of vacancies across key sectors of the economy.
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The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is calling for the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism to be extended to pharmacists too.
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