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The government’s decision to delay the publication of its Green Paper on special educational needs (SEN) provision until March has been criticised by the principal of a specialist autism college.
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A test case regarding the forced sterilisation of a young woman with learning disabilities will be heard in April by the Court of Protection. The outcome of the case could have implications regarding issues of consent.
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Autism expert Darren Jackson has hit out at the government’s decision to withdraw speech and language therapy for a 6 year-old boy.
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People First Lambeth – a cornerstone of learning disability advocacy services in Lambeth – is to close. The organisation, which has been helping people for the past 25 years, will lose 90% of its funding – worth £115,000 – following the…
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Rachel Hughes is carrying out a study looking at the significance of friendship in the lives of adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities...
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Transition can feel like'falling into a void', but it need not be like that, says Jill Davies...
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Anne Pridmore and Steven Rose consider how individuals who employ their own staff and personal assistants can achieve freedom and independence.
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A small pilot project to explore ways to help people with a learning disability form relationships has grown into a thriving network of clubs.
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People are becoming more ingenious about the way they use their individual personal budget. Sally Gillen hears how it can be done...
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Ian A McMillan looks at initiatives using football to help people get fit, make friends and feel more part of the community.
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