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Linden Farm: how one family built their own supported living property
This article hears how one family’s efforts to build a supported living property called Linden Farm for their son…
Tommy Jessop sets out to create a leading role for himself in new documentary
Line of Duty star Tommy Jessop has travelled to Hollywood to pitch a brand new concept for a movie or TV show – a…
Forces Additional Needs and Disability Forum appoints new chair
Stephanie Quintrell has been made the new Chair of the Forces Additional Needs and Disability Forum (FANDF).
NAS launches new programme to reduce isolation and loneliness among autistic…
The National Autistic Society has launched a new programme to reduce social isolation and loneliness among autistic…
Rosie Jones’ new documentary: has it caused more harm than good?
A new Channel 4 documentary, Rosie Jones: Am I A R*****?, has divided opinion across the disabled community. At the…
Availability of holiday childcare for disabled children continues to fall
There are significant gaps in the availability of holiday childcare in England, with drops across all categories of…
Three quarters of families with a disabled household member are using food banks
More than half of households experiencing food insecurity, and three quarters of people referred to food banks say…
An “ongoing injustice”: 170 families in Kent awaiting response to SEND complaints
Kent County Council has been ordered to pay £1,800 to a mother whose son was left without Speech and Language…
Government announces national investigation into mental health inpatient care…
The government has announced it will launch a national investigation into safety issues at mental health inpatient…
How can medical cannabis help autistic people?
At its worst, Billy Caldwell’s epilepsy saw him suffer 300 seizures a day. Here, mum Charlotte tells Darren Devine…
Why are we still just talking about in-patient abuse?
This week MP Barbara Keeley led a debate in the House of Commons on ways that the government could prevent the…
BBC investigation reveals more abuse at Hesley Group care homes
Confidential reports obtained by the BBC have revealed more appalling abuse at care homes belonging to the Hesley…