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Lived experience
Timms PIP review: new workshop resources for disabled people launched
The Government has launched new resources called ‘Workshop in a Box’ as part of the Timms Review into the future of…
Presenters announced for the 2026 Leaders’ Awards
The Learning Disability and Autism Leaders' Awards, which celebrate the achievements of people making remarkable…
New book examines the double discrimination of learning disability and race
Double Discrimination is the latest book by Saba Salman, examining the overlooked ableism and racism experienced by…
The RIX Big Ideas Course: rethinking learning for people with learning…
The RIX Big Ideas course brings together social work students and people with lived experience of learning…
Welfare benefits for people with ADHD need an emergency handbrake, says Tony…
The Government should apply an emergency handbrake to slow the rise in welfare cash-benefit claimants, focusing on…
Autism, motherhood and detention under the Mental Health Act
The Mental Health Act 2025 updates the laws governing the detention and compulsory treatment of individuals with…
Mental Health Act: disabled campaigners call for greater co-production
Disabled campaigners are calling on the Government to do more to co-produce mental health reforms as part of the…
Shared Lives: social care’s best kept secret
The Shared Lives scheme offers a unique solution to the social care crisis, matching people with learning…
Covid-19 Inquiry calls for universal advance care planning and DNACPR form
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry discovered that individuals with a learning disability were deprived of essential support…
PIP reform: Timms Review launches call for evidence
The Timms Review has issued a call for evidence regarding the future of Personal Independence Payments (PIP),…
New exhibition highlights the impact of inappropriate mental health detentions
A new exhibition will be held this week, highlighting the personal stories of people with a learning disability and…
People with learning disabilities are being banned from seeing their families
An ITV News investigation has found a growing trend of punitive use of contact orders against families of people…