Lived experience Two-thirds of disabled people feel poorly represented by the UK Government Alison Bloomer Jul 7, 2026
Minimum Income Guarantee changes: disabled adults to get £400 boost Alison Bloomer Feb 17, 2026 Lived experience The Government has announced that the Minimum Income Guarantee for working-age disabled adults accessing social…
Transforming Care: why has it failed to transform? Dan Parton Feb 10, 2026 Debate It is more than 10 years since the Transforming Care agenda was launched by the government. But, with targets…
LeDeR researchers apologise as republished report shows increased number of… Alison Bloomer Jan 29, 2026 Health The latest report from LeDeR (Learning from Lives and Deaths – People with a learning disability and autistic…
Leaders’ Awards: Time for our self advocates to shine Alison Bloomer Jan 22, 2026 Lived experience Learning Disability Today is sponsoring the 2026 Leaders' Awards, open to people with a learning disability and…
People with learning disabilities to benefit from Disabled Facilities Grant… Alison Bloomer Jan 14, 2026 Lived experience The government has annouced a £50 million boost to the Disabled Facilities Grant funding bringing the fund to £761…
Punk band Ultimate Thunder seeks new funds for unfinished documentary Alison Bloomer Jan 5, 2026 Lived experience A group of musicians with learning disabilities and autism are campaigning to raise new funds for their…
LeDeR withdraws its 2023 report due to newly discovered data issues Alison Bloomer Dec 11, 2025 Lived experience LeDeR is withdrawing its 2023 annual report and an updated version will be published in January 2026 due to a…
Half of UK websites need accessibility improvements for disabled people Alison Bloomer Dec 8, 2025 Lived experience There are around 16.1m people in the UK with a disability yet almost half of all websites analysed in a new report…
Social care packages for young adults with complex needs soar by 30% Alison Bloomer Nov 25, 2025 Lived experience The Autumn Survey from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has found that high-cost social care…
New analysis shows employment pay gap for disabled women is 27.3% Alison Bloomer Nov 13, 2025 Employment A new report from the TUC finds that the employment pay gap between disabled and non-disabled workers remains…
Viewpoint: why does my social care support feel like a game of Monopoly? LDT Editor Nov 12, 2025 Features Following on from his appearance on ITV this week, Matt Lester discusses how his social care support in Southampton…
National crisis in access to disability equipment, say MPs Alison Bloomer Oct 30, 2025 Family A new report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Access to Disability Equipment has found that there…