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Research published last week revealed that negative reportingby newspapers of people with disabilities has increased in the past6 years. This will have come as little surprise to anyone with adisability or who works with people with…
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Sometimes, a news story leaves you feeling sick to the pit ofyour stomach; the murder of Gemma Hayter is one such instance. The27-year-old was beaten, tortured and humiliated before being leftto die. The case has caused outrage nationwide -…
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News last week that the number of adults with learningdisabilities receiving an annual health check has risen to 50% isgood, but it still means that half of them aren't getting a checkthat they are entitled to. And this is additionally…
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Sometimes, news stories come along that make you do a cartoon double-take – you can’t believe what you’ve just read. Backbench Conservative MP Philip Davies’ comments on people with disabilities and employment provided one such moment.For…
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The fightback has started. No more are people with learningdisabilities taking cuts to services lying down. After protests inLondon recently - and smaller ones around the country over localissues - more and more people with learning…
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While people with learning disabilities on the Isle of Wightmay be celebrating their recent legal victory over the council,which overturned proposed social care cuts, the case begs questionsabout what will happen next - and elsewhere - as…
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More worrying news on the potential impact of benefit and service reform emerged last week, with a Joint Committee on Human Rights report saying the proposed reforms risk leaving disabled people without the support they need to live…
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Chancellor George Osborne's third Budget contained little goodnews for people with learning disabilities, and will haveheightened worries over benefits for many. First, the good news:the personal tax allowance limit has been raised to…
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Dan Parton writes (16th March 2011) : I know it is rapidly becoming a cliché, but these really areworrying times for social care.
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Time for some positive news from the learning disability sector: last week, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust announced that it has appointed a specialist nurse with the aim of providing a better patient experience for people with learning…
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