Learning Disability news

A new streamlined process has been proposed by the government to allow families of people who lack mental capacity to make withdrawals from cash-based accounts up to £2,500 without the need to get permission from the Court of Protection 

The National Deaf Children’s Society is demanding urgent investment in specialist teaching staff for deaf children after new figures revealed a third aren’t receiving crucial support from specialist staff.

A new campaign - The Human Touch, produced by legal and financial services firm Irwin Mitchell - is thought to have been made by the most inclusive production team ever assembled. 

SeeAbility, one of the oldest disability charities in the UK, is airing a broadcast appeal which explores the experiences, anxieties and needs of people with learning disabilities and autism.

A recent systematic review was conducted to provide an overview of available psychosocial interventions for older people with intellectual disabilities to optimise support for this growing population.

A survey of more than 1,000 people has revealed that three quarters of family carers believe the government has not prioritised the needs of disabled people and their families during the pandemic. 

Ambitious about Autism are working with the government to offer 60 young autistic people a three-week work experience opportunity in the Civil Service.

The Health and Social Care Secretary, Sajid Javid, has announced that all frontline NHS staff will be required to have the Covid-19 vaccine by Spring 2022.

Midland Mencap are working in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support on a new research project which considers the experiences of people with learning disabilities who have received a cancer diagnosis.

A new report by the National Autistic Society has revealed that thousands of parents across the country are facing exhausting battles, that can last for years, to get support for their autistic children in school.