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Just 5.8% of people with a learning disability known to local authorities are in employment, yet just over half of the public - 52% - say they would prefer to work for a company that employs people with a learning disability, according to a…
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Since the Care Quality Commission (CQC) changed its inspection process, few learning disability care homes have achieved an outstanding rating. But both of Resolve Care’s homes have the distinction. Owners Anne Graham and David King talk to…
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The latest issue of accessible news magazine Easy News has been published, and features Team GB’s success in the Olympic and Paralympic Games, an update on the Syrian civil war and an overview of the US Presidential election.
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Employees become less happy as businesses take on more people with disabilities – physical or learning – a study has found, suggesting that the UK’s corporate culture needs to be re-examined.
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Reforms to the UK welfare system in recent years have resulted in “grave and systematic” violations of the rights of people with disabilities, a UN report has said.
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The Supreme Court has ruled that the Spare Room Subsidy – or ‘bedroom tax’ – discriminated against a woman with Spina Bifida and a couple who care for their severely disabled grandson.
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The responsibility and funding for the Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG) will be transferred to local authorities in 2018/19, the Welsh Government has announced.
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A new test that can more accurately diagnose if a foetus has Down’s syndrome will be offered to expectant mothers from 2018, after the government approved its use. But there are concerns that it will lead to more abortions where a foetus is…
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The government has launched a Green Paper and consultation that aim to help more people with disabilities and/or long-term conditions into employment, and includes plans to reform the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) – or fit for work test.
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The proportion of autistic people who are in full-time paid employment has stagnated for the past decade at just under 16%, and a charity has called for the government to intervene to tackle this.
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