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The Care Quality Commission CQC has pledged to review restrictive interventions (restraint, prolonged seclusion, and segregation) in a variety of settings.
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The largest in-depth study of cognitive abilities in people with Down’s syndrome means that clinical trials for preventing Alzheimer's disease may be possible. 
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Joanne Hall has been working for United Response, a disability charity, and is celebrating her 15th anniversary with the charity this month.
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United Response is inviting the public to come along to a special four-week-long photography exhibition showcasing disability talent. 
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A crisis looms for special educational needs children services in meeting the demand for support, councils warn.
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Recent research shows that therapeutic horse riding has many benefits for autistic children: from a reduction in hyperactivity, to an improvement in word fluency. 
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Sir Stephen Bubb, the author of two progress reports on the ATU bed closure programme, said the government's failure to act was putting patients' lives at risk.
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In order to protect vulnerable people, the Government has brought forward a Bill that proposes amendments to the Mental Capacity Bill, clarifying the deprivation of liberty definition.
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Ambitious about Autism's recent survey shows the impact that unlawful school exclusions of children with autism has on the parents and the wider family
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Figures were obtained ahead of this year’s National Hate Crime Awareness Week, showing the increase in disability hate crime.
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