Lived experience Netflix to fund drama diploma for people with learning disabilities Alison Bloomer May 6, 2025
New employment grant in memory of Liz Haverda Alison Bloomer Apr 13, 2022 Employment Inclusion International have joined forces with Clean Slate UK to offer a grant to a group of people with learning…
Children with disabilities twice as likely to experience violence than… Lauren Nicolle Mar 22, 2022 Lived experience Adolescents and children with disabilities are more than twice as likely to experience violence than their…
Campaigners urge government to provide energy grant for people with disabilities Lauren Nicolle Mar 9, 2022 Lived experience Campaigners are urging the government to provide an energy grant for people with a disability or serious medical…
Stay Up Late: the charity hoping to end the chronic loneliness felt by people with… Lauren Nicolle Jan 12, 2022 Interviews The charity Stay Up Late is a beacon of hope for people with learning disabilities. We spoke to founder Paul…
Line of Duty star Tommy Jessop announced as Mencap ambassador Lauren Nicolle Jan 11, 2022 Lived experience Tommy Jessop, the British actor who most recently starred in the BBC drama Line of Duty, has been announced as the…
Winners of Learning Disability and Autism Leaders’ List 2021 announced Lauren Nicolle Dec 7, 2021 Lived experience The not-for-profit organisation Dimensions has announced the winners of its 2021 Leaders’ List, which celebrates…
New report reveals extent of loneliness felt by people with a learning disability Lauren Nicolle Dec 3, 2021 Lived experience A new report, published by learning disability charity Hft, has revealed the extent to which people with learning…
Learning disability charity aims for Christmas number one single Alison Bloomer Nov 30, 2021 Lived experience A song, written and performed by staff and people supported by learning disability charity United Response is…
New campaign made by most inclusive production team ever assembled Lauren Nicolle Nov 22, 2021 Lifestyle A new campaign - The Human Touch, produced by legal and financial services firm Irwin Mitchell - is thought to have…
Civil Service offer work experience opportunity for young autistic people Lauren Nicolle Nov 17, 2021 Employment Ambitious about Autism are working with the government to offer 60 young autistic people a three-week work…
What does a freelance career look like for an autistic writer? Mette Nov 10, 2021 Features How can we design a workplace culture that accommodates the autistic community? Autistic writer Mette reflects on…
New surf therapy location for people with impairments or disabilities Lauren Nicolle Nov 9, 2021 Lifestyle The Wave Project, the UK’s leading surf therapy charity, has announced plans to launch a new location for surf…