Debate

Disability campaigner and freelance journalist Michael McEwan looks at three disability campaigns - one global, one national and one local - that aim to create a fairer society for disabled people and their families.

Despite there being over 1.5 million people with a learning disability in the UK, there is still a lack of understanding of what the term means, according to a new survey from Mencap.

The government has failed again to address the need for significant emergency investment in social care in the Comprehensive Spending Review, according to leading learning disability and autism charities.

As well as recognising and treating health issues, a person with Down’s syndrome will face many life changes as they get older, including retirement, loss of parents or other carers and moving from home. That is why it is important to get support to plan for the future.

For people living with a rare disease, getting the right diagnosis is key to appropriate management of their condition. The ‘diagnostic odyssey’ often involves multiple referrals, inconclusive tests, and sometimes incorrect diagnoses before a final diagnosis is obtained.

George Webster made history recently by becoming the BBC's first ever children's TV presenter with Down's syndrome, but he insisted there was still a desperate need for more representation of disabled people on television. Michael McEwan looks at some positive examples.

This briefing considers some of the key elements of the government's health needs assessment document for people living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and the implications this could have for people living with the condition.

The Government has announced a £12 billion per year package of health and social care reform that many have called a 'positive step forward' but one that is unlikely to 'fix' social care or tackle the NHS pandemic backlog.

In the supported accommodation and residential care sector, advanced technology is proving its potential to improve lives while alleviating the pressure on resources.