discrimination

Andy Burns is a 26-year-year-old YouTuber who uses his own experience and knowledge to create autism-related content. 

With 94% of learning disabled people unemployed, there is a great need for initiatives that bring them into - and support them - in employment. 

Having an autistic spectrum disorder, learning disability, or mental health problem should not prohibit someone from enjoying cultural events such as theatre. A playhouse in Nottingham is using theatre to facilitate discussion and tackle stigma.

Toolkit for accommodating neurodivergent workers is created for employers.

A company behind a non-profit actor training academy and casting agency for neurodivergent actors proposes new guidelines to make film and television more inclusive.

One in 4 young people with a learning disability aged 18-35 say they have been bullied by members of the public at nightclubs or concerts and 1 in 3 have been afraid of staff at music venues, a survey has found.

Almost two-thirds (63%) of parents of children with learning disabilities say they have missed social engagements in the past 12 months due to the fear of how other people will react to them, a new survey has found.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Spare Room Subsidy – or ‘bedroom tax’ – discriminated against a woman with Spina Bifida and a couple who care for their severely disabled grandson.

Reforms to the UK welfare system in recent years have resulted in “grave and systematic” violations of the rights of people with disabilities, a UN report has said.

Employees become less happy as businesses take on more people with disabilities – physical or learning – a study has found, suggesting that the UK’s corporate culture needs to be re-examined.