Lived experience

The dangers of constipation in people with a learning disability have been highlighted in a fun new video created by members of Derbyshire Healthcare’s Learning Disabilities service.

Get Yourself Active from Disability Rights UK are amongst the 78 new partners who will work with Sport England to increase access to sport and physical activity across England.

DFN Project SEARCH, a transition to employment programme for young adults with a learning disability, has launched a Youth Advisory Group to help encourage more inclusive employment.

Disabled train customers using Passenger Assist will now be able to book up to two hours in advance of their journey instead of six giving them more travel flexibility. 

Prisoners with learning disabilities face "daily and routinely" hidden harms due to inaccessible prison structures that are ignorant of impairment, finds a new research paper.

Campaigners have written an Open Letter to the Ministerial Oversight Group on DNACPR (Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) asking why they have failed to include people with learning disabilities in their discussion group.

The Office for National Statistic (ONS) has published its latest analysis of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on disabled people in Great Britain.

A new report, published by learning disability charity Hft, has revealed the extent to which people with learning disabilities felt lonely, both during and after Covid lockdowns.

A song, written and performed by staff and people supported by learning disability charity United Response is aiming for the Christmas number one spot in the UK charts.

The coroner has ruled that the death of 13-year-old Sammy Alban-Stanley, who died after falling off a harbour wall in Ramsgate, could have been prevented if he was provided with extra support.