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This week, a coalition of organisations and individuals launched the Save our Children's Rights campaign to ensure there is no rolling back of the existing legal rights of children and young people with SEND in the name of reform.
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The government scheme for disabled people, Access to Work, is under serious threat, according to the Access to Work Collective.
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The Losing Learning Coalition say half of all children suspended from school have special educational needs (SEN) and extra funding is needed for schools to prevent exclusions.
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The Government has published its 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS, which aims to address health inequalities faced by people with a learning disability.
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The second reading of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill has passed by 335 votes to 260 – a majority of 75.
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Beyond Words has launched its latest word-free book, A Cheeky Seagull, which was created and co-authored by people with learning disabilities.
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The Government has agreed to make concessions to its welfare reform Bill after a rebellion by Labour MPs. However disability groups say the changes are not enough to protect disabled people in the future.
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The Oliver McGowan Code of Practice, which aims to tackle health inequalities faced by people with a learning disability and autistic people, has been published for health and care providers.
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A group of Labour MPs have signed a reasoned amendment to Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, due to have its Second Reading in the House of Commons next week.
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A new health toolkit from the Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland (LLR) Learning Disabilities and Autism (LDA) Collaborative aims to tackle health inequality in people with learning disabilities.
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