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Residents at Bells Piece, a service for people with learning disabilities in Surrey, will get the chance to learn cookery skills, thanks to a grant from the Big Lottery Fund.
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A judge has ruled that cuts made to adult social care provision by Isle of Wight Council were unlawful and should be quashed. The case was brought on behalf of two men with learning disabilities, known only as JM and NT, who require 24-hour…
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A new social group that aims to give people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) the opportunity to meet new people and take part in a range of activities has been launched recently in Wokingham, Berkshire.
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Lord Low of Dalston has called on the government to halt its plans to axe the payment of the mobility component of disability living allowance (DLA) to disabled people in residential care. If plans to axe the payment were to go ahead, Lord…
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A new care company, HC-One, has launched having taken over the running of a third of the care homes across the UK formerly run by Southern Cross Healthcare, and has pledged to become the "kindest" operator in the UK.
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Three leading disability charities have agreed to merge to form Disability Rights UK. Radar, Disability Alliance (DA) and the National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL) have agreed to join forces following a year of negotiations and…
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A team of horticulturalists with learning disabilities is to take a show garden to the Chelsea Flower Show in 2012. The team, plus volunteers and adults with learning disabilities from Furzey Gardens in Minstead, New Forest, will be guided…
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The amount of negative reporting of disability issues and people with disabilities in print media has increased significantly in the past 6 years, a study has found.
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Many parents of disabled children face problems with childcare this half term, including a lack of appropriate provision, high fees and even discrimination, according to a new survey.
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A new recruitment protocol has been launched aimed at getting recruitment agencies to help people with disabilities – physical and learning – to compete on an equal footing when applying for jobs.
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