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The government has annouced a £50 million boost to the Disabled Facilities Grant funding bringing the fund to £761 million that can be accessed by people with learning disabilities.
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A new video from the campaign group Save Our Children's Rights is calling on the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, not to remove children's SEND legal rights.
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A group of musicians with learning disabilities and autism are campaigning to raise new funds for their behind-the-scenes documentary about their band Ultimate Thunder.
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The new Mental Health Act has received Royal Assent, meaning it is now law. This provides the legal framework to detain and treat people in a mental health crisis who are at risk of harm to themselves or others. 
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The Government's additional £3 billion in funding for new specialist SEND places in mainstream schools has been met with mixed views and concerns.
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A new report from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission found that support for children with SEND who are out of school or at risk of leaving is inconsistent.
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LeDeR is withdrawing its 2023 annual report and an updated version will be published in January 2026 due to a technical issue within the data supplied by the South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit.
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A new study has found that people with a learning disability who have epilepsy face a greater threat of dying younger than those who died of other causes.
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Co-pilot and the National Autistic Society have developed new road safety resource for professionals to better support autistic and neurodiverse learners.
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There are around 16.1m people in the UK with a disability yet almost half of all websites analysed in a new report need accessibility improvements with travel and tourism websites scoring the worst.
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